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COMMON NAME: False Killer Whale

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudorca crassidens

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SUBORDER: Odontoceti

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LENTGH: 6m

  • Fast swimmers

  • Gregarious, form strong social bonds (groups of
    10-100 individuals)

  • Known to strand in large groups

  • Occasionally bowride

  • Uniformly grey color

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