COMMON NAME: Pygmy Killer Whale

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Feresa attentuata

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SUBORDER: Odontoceti

LENTGH: 2.6m

  • Dark, streamlined body with clearly demarcated
    dorsal cape

  • Relatively bulbous head with white lips

  • Gregarious often found in groups of 10-100

  • Shy, avoids boats and rare surface activity

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