Pilot Whales 🐋

Pilot Whales

Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala . The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale ( G. melas ) and the short-finned pilot whale ( G. macrorhynchus ). The two are not readily distinguishable at sea, and analysis of the skulls is the best way to distinguish between the species. Between the two species, they range nearly worldwide, with long-finned pilot whales living in colder waters and short-finned pilot whales living in tropical and subtropical waters. Pilot...