Pilot whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The pilot whale is either of two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala . The genus is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae) although their behaviour is closer to that of the lar...
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Pilot whales are second in size to only the Killer Whale (or Orca). ... Pilot Whales eat squid, cod and other types of fish. ... The Pilot Whale will strand its self or in groups of several whales.
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www.angelfire.com/mb/whales/pilotwhales.html
www.angelfire.com/mb/whales/pilotwhales.html
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Long-finned Pilot Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Long-finned pilot whale ( Globicephala melas ) is one of the two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala . It belongs to the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae), though its behavi...
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Click here for a movie clip of pilot whales ; (underwater view) -- movie size (936K). ... Pilot whales are one of the most common inshore species in Newfoundland, especially when squid, their primary food, are plentiful. They can be seen as early as May, and stay inshore as late as October. In winter,
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www.nfld.com/nfld/other/whales/pilotinfo.html
www.nfld.com/nfld/other/whales/pilotinfo.html
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Pilot Whale (Globicephala melaena) ... common Newfoundland names: pothead, blackfish ... General Information About Pilot Whales.
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www.nfld.com/nfld/other/whales/pilot.html
www.nfld.com/nfld/other/whales/pilot.html
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A woman being taken under the ocean in the mouth of a pilot whale.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQEXLBvaMQ
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COMMON NAME: Pilot Whale ; ... Lobtailing is common ; Do not ride bow waves ; Tend to strand at times ; Not particularly friendly ; Deathly afraid of killer whales and will breach themselves to try to avoid avoid them...
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www.whalesongs.org/cetacean/pilot_whale/home.html
www.whalesongs.org/cetacean/pilot_whale/home.html
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The long-finned pilot whale is not actually a whale, but a dolphin. Along with the related short-finned pilot whale, this species was once called a 'pothead', as the bulbous head was thought to resemble a black cooking pot by the early whalers that ... Long-finned pilot whales...
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www.arkive.org/long-finned-pilot-whale/globicephala-mel...
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Short-finned pilot whales have been observed making high-speed chases after prey at great depths, the first time such behavior has been seen in deep-diving mammals. ... Short-finned pilot whales off the Canary Islands race like cheetahs after prey over long distances in the deep Atlantic waters, new research reveals.
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080516-pilot-w...
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