Photo: Tim Wilson from Blaine, MN, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 4 to 6 m
- 🌊 open water, in groups
- 🛡️ Least Concern (IUCN)
The short-finned pilot whale has a bulbous, melon-shaped head and long, curved flippers. It lives in very close-knit family groups that dive deep to hunt squid. It is among the cetaceans most frequently observed in Polynesia, according to tourist offices.
Did you know?
Pilot whales spend a lot of time resting at the surface, motionless, in a tight group, a behaviour clearly visible from a boat.
Source: Tahiti Tourisme (common species)
The Tahitian name of this species is not yet confirmed in our sources.
Tahitian names: sources being verified. French name: Globicéphale tropical.
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