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Profile
Weight at Birth: 60 Kg (135 lbs)
Adult Weight: 1 - 4 tonnes
Average Adult Length: 3.6 - 6.5 metres
Male Maximum Age: 45 years
Female Maximum Age: 63 years
Distribution: Distributed in all tropical,
subtropical and warm temperate oceans.
Diet: Fish, squid, octopi
Threats: Hunting/whaling, entanglement
in fishing nets, pollution, habitat destruction,
human disturbance.
Females can live for up to 60+ and males up to
45 years
There are usually between 10 and 30 whales in
each pod
When the females are over 45 they become
grandmas and look after all the other calves in
the pod when their mothers go to feed
They were called pilot whales because they are
always found in deep, calm water. This would
show ship captains the way to go
They can dive for 20 minutes down to 500m to
catch squid, fish & octopus. They use
echolocation to locate their prey
Short Finned Pilot Whale
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Jet black or dark grey colour
Rounded, bulbous head
Fin set forward on body
Fin sweeps backwards
Stocky but elongated body
Strong blow
Frequently lobtails and spy-
hops
Prefers deep waters
Indifferent to boats