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| COMMON
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short-finned pilot whale |
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Mammalia |
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Cetacea |
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Delphinidae |
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Globicephala macrorhynchus |
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| SIZE: |
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| MALE |
average 5.4 m (17.7 ft.) |
| FEMALE |
average 4 m (13.1 ft.) |
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| WEIGHT: |
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| MALE |
maximum 3,000 kg (6,500 lb.) |
| FEMALE |
maximum 1,200 kg (2,600 lb.) |
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| DIET: |
primarily squid, also fish; about 5% of body weight per day |
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| RANGE: |
temperate and tropical oceans worldwide |
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| HABITAT: |
pelagic - found both inshore and offshore, seasonally |
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Short-finned pilot whales maintain an average swimming speed of 8 kph (5 mph). |
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Short-finned pilot whales are capable of diving to depths of at least 610 m (2,000 ft.). |
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Primary predators include killer whales and larger shark species. |
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