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Pilot whales' long, sickle-shaped flippers and tail stocks are flattened from side to side. [4] Male long-finned pilot whales develop more circular melons than females, [4] although this does not seem to be the case for short-finned pilot whales off the Pacific coast of Japan. [12] A pilot whale spyhopping
The name "pilot whale" originated with an early theory that pods were "piloted" by a leader. Other common names include the "pothead whale" (after the bulbous melon), and "blackfish" (a catch-all term used to designate numerous species of small, dark-colored toothed whales, including the pygmy sperm whale and false killer whale).
The long-finned pilot whale, or pothead whale (Globicephala melas) is a large species of oceanic dolphin. It shares the genus Globicephala with the short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Long-finned pilot whales are known as such because of their unusually long pectoral fins.
Articles relating to the Globicephala (pilot whales). The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus).The two are not readily distinguishable at sea, and analysis of the skulls is the best way to distinguish between the species.
A dramatic operation to save the lives of more than 100 pilot whales ended in partial success on Thursday after wildlife officials managed to return most of the stranded animals to sea.
“The average catch of around 800 whales a year is not considered to have a significant impact on the abundance of pilot whales, which are estimated at around 778,000,” the government ...
Volunteers worked frantically on a second day Wednesday to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but more than 50 have already died. Nearly 100 ...
A year later, the 8,000-kilogram (18,000 lb) whale grew too big to keep in captivity and was released; it was the first of two grey whales, the other being another grey whale calf named JJ, to successfully be kept in captivity. [148] There were three attempts to keep minke whales in captivity in Japan.