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Short-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 197, February 167, March 201, April 124, May 97, June 93, July 135, August 97, September 111, October 131, November 138, December 194.
United States2,227
Hawaii1,686
North Carolina137
California105
South Carolina76
Spain34
Canarias32
Virginia29
Texas16
Georgia13

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • SocialLives in groups or coloniesFrom its classification
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningFrom its classification

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer
  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyOceanic Dolphins · Delphinidae
GenusPilot Whales · Globicephala

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