The pilot Whale
The Melon Head Whale
By: Dillon Burke
What Do They Eat ?
• Pilot Whales favorite food is squid.
• Short Finned pilot whales can have 36 to 48
pounds of fish.
• A pilot whales only predator is a big shark and
a killer whale.
• Pilot whales also eat cuttle fish, octopus,
herring, dog fish, and other small fish if they
can’t find any squid.
What Is Its Adaptations
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Pilot whales bite their prey and swallows it whole.
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Pilot whales can swim up 8 miles per hour.
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Pilot whales sing, click, and many more.
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Short finned pilot whales and long finned pilot
whales make different noises.
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A pilot whales echo can tell it were food is were
land is and to warn him if a predator is near.
Where Do They Live
• Pilot whales live in the Northern and
southern hemispheres. Pilot whales
live in three different oceans Atlantic,
Pacific, and the Indian ocean. A short
finned pilot whale likes warm places
and the long finned pilot whale likes
cold places
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fun fact but you never see a pilot whale in the Arctic ocean or
the southern ocean.
How Big Is It
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A short finned pilot whale female
can grow up to be 16 feet tall.
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But a male can be 20 feet tall.
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A male long finned pilot whale can
grow up to 25 feet and a female
can grow to 19 feet.
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A pilot whale is the second largest
in the Delphinidae family.
Fun fact Both pilot whales have new borns that are 6 feet tall.
Special Body Features
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The Navy taught the pilot whale to put devices
on stray torpedoes under the water.
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A pilot whale weighs near three tons (6,000)
pounds.
Fun Fact
When a pilot whale is first born it
weighs 225 pounds.
Sources
• Pilot Whales by Kristin Petrie
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http://acsonline.org/education/fact-sheets/
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http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/
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http://www.savethewhales.org/
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/