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False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 648, February 547, March 661, April 407, May 320, June 307, July 443, August 319, September 366, October 431, November 454, December 636.
United States5,897
Hawaii5,539
Alaska280
Washington8
North Carolina7
Canada6
British Columbia6
Costa Rica6
China6
Taiwan6

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
GenusPseudorca

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