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Short-finned Pilot Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Short-finned Pilot Whale ( Globicephala macrorhynchus ) is one of the two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala . It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae), though its b...
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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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Short-finned Pilot Whale; : Family Delphinidae : Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray ... The food habits of pilot whales are not well known. In the wild they feed on squid and fish; a captive whale consumed 20 kg of squid per day. ... Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Illustration by Pieter A. Folkens.
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English: Short-finned pilot whale; German: Kurzflossen Grindwal; Spanish: Calderón de aletas cortas; French: Globicéphale tropical ... The short-finned pilot whale has a wider skull than the long-finned species (Olson and Reily 2002). Long- and shortfinned pilot whales (G. melas and G. macrorhynchus) are difficult...
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Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) - Species Info - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries ... ; Short-finned Pilot Whale Range Map; (click for larger view PDF);
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COLOR: Generally all black to coal gray, the pilot whale has a white or light gray anchor-shaped patch on its ventral (bottom) surface. The short-finned pilot whale has a faint gray saddle patch behind the dorsal (top) fin.
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www.acsonline.org/factpack/PilotWhale.htm
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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, ... Pilot whale and calf picture...
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A male short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), 424 cm long, was stranded alive on Sullivan's Island, near Charleston, SC, on 25 June 1998. After evaluation of its condition, the animal was euthanized and transported to the National Ocean Service Laboratory on James Island, Charleston, SC, for necropsy.
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