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Cetaceans, Order Odontoceti, Toothed Whales

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Globicephala macrorhynchus

Kona Coast, Hawaii

Kona Coast, Hawaii

SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE

Locally common adjacent to oceanic islands.  Flippers are short and relatively straight.  Confirmed attacks on swimmers.  Attains 20 feet & nearly 3000 pounds.  Warm & temperate seas worldwide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-finned_Pilot_Whale