#pilot whales

[antiqueanimals]

Whales. Written by Jenny Vaughan. Illustrated by David Bull. 1973.

[rinusuarez]

Long-Finned Pilot Whale (South Emisphere Form) Globicephala melas edwardii) Family: Delphinidae Genus: Globicephala Status and Conservation: Least Concern This is the final subspecies in this small family, and they closely resemble each other. Distinguishing them requires expertise. This form, for instance, exhibits more prominent white stripes on its sides and top compared to the other subspecies, though the presence of this pattern is not exclusive to it. This form resides in the Southern Ocean near the Antarctic Pole, as its name suggests. __________________________ Please consider joining the club where you can find more detailed information about every post here, spreads of the book that is in the making, and have access to the collectible E-Stickers. Just click here

[thepastisalreadywritten]

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[lurkdragonstuff]

Eccotober 2022 Day 3: Singers

An illustration for my personal favourite of my old Ecco drabbles, "The Pod of Earth." When the Asterite summons the Singers, I always imagined it summoning all the marine cetaceans of Earth to assault the New Machine, not just the bottlenose dolphins.

Species featured: Sperm whale, pilot whale, beluga, fin whale in the middle background, and an orca's dorsal fin in the foreground. The background also has a narwhal, some variety of psuedorca, and a Commerson's dolphin mixed in with the bottlenoses.

And, here's The Pod of Earth itself, for reference.

[marinebiology1]

Pilot Whales

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[orcinus-veterinarius]

Today, SeaWorld San Diego announced the passing of their rescued short-finned pilot whale Argo. Argo, originally from Japan, stranded as a youngster in 2004 and was taken into permanent human care after several failed release attempts by the Japanese Coast Guard. In 2012, he was moved to San Diego, as his home at Japan’s Kamogawa SeaWorld (unaffiliated with the American parks) did not house any others of his species. He leaves behind an adopted pod of bottlenose dolphins and two other rescued pilot whales, Piper and Ava. Swim forever free, Argo, and my heart goes out to your human family who gave you the years you otherwise would have lost 🐳

[environmentalwatch]

Pilot Whales Ground in Scotland

Pilot whales have died on a mass stranding in Scotland, over fifty including infants and pregnant females. Marine wildlife rescuers along with police and the coast guard were called to Traigh Mhor beach on northwest Scotland on Sunday, with reports that dozens of whales had gone around there. When they arrived, they found 55 pilot whales in the sand. 15 were still alive. Rescuers were able to…

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from the Washington Post:

Hundreds of pilot whales washed up on the remote shores of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands in two separate “mass stranding” events that occurred just days apart and deeply “affected” the people who live there, officials said.

Some 230 whales became stranded — or beached — northwest of Chatham Island on Friday, and 245 more washed up on Pitt Island, south of the archipelago, on Monday, the New Zealand Department of Conservation said.

Many of the whales were already dead, but the remaining ones had to be euthanized to minimize their suffering because they could not be put back into the water, the department added. That operation ended Wednesday, it said.

“This is a sad event for the team and the community,” Dave Lundquist, a technical adviser to the conservation department, said in a statement, adding that representatives of tribes that inhabit Chatham Island “were present to support” the department’s efforts. “Many people” were “affected” by the terrible scenes, he said.

Some 200 whales died just two weeks ago after stranding themselves on the west coast of Tasmania, an Australian island southeast of the mainland.

Efforts to save the whales that were not already dead when they washed up on the Chatham Islands were made more difficult by the archipelago’s remote location and the predators roaming the waters that surround it, the department said.

“We do not actively refloat whales on the Chatham Islands due to the risk of shark attack to humans and the whales themselves, so euthanasia was the kindest option,” Lundquist said.

Experts don’t always know why whales wash up on land, but it’s a relatively common occurrence that can also affect other marine animals such as dolphins. A “mass stranding” involves at least two animals, unless it involves a mother and calf. Pilot whales in particular are “prolific stranders,” according to the conservation department.

[gwydionmisha]

CW: Animal Death.  This is heart breaking.

[scentedpoetrywitch]

those female pilot whale's are like the greek goddesses ! so which of is is !?!

[antiqueanimals]

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. 1972. Illustrated by Peter Barrett.

Beaked whales;

1.) Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)

2.) Strap-toothed whale (Mesoplodon layardii)

3.) True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus)

4.) Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens)

5.) Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)

White whales and narwhals;

6.) Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

7.) Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Long snouted dolphins;

8.) Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)

9.) Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii)

True dolphins;

10.) Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)

11.) Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

12.) Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)

13.) Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)

14.) Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

15.) Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)

16.) Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)

Pilot and killer whales;

17.) Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)

18.) Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)

19.) Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)

20.) Orca (Orcinus orca)

21.) False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)

Commerson's dolphins;

22.) Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii)

Porpoises;

23.) Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

24.) Spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)

25.) Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

26.) Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)

[rinusuarez]

Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas melas Family: Delphinidae Genus: Globicephala Conservation Status: Least Concern This whale is not a whale but a large dolphin. Despite the minimal differences between the Short-finned Pilot Whale and this species, they are indeed two distinct species. If that is not perplexing enough, this dolphin also possesses one subspecies—actually two, although one became extinct long ago along the coasts of Japan. In fact, scientists aren't sure that was a subspecies but almost sure. Let's say %93,2 sure. You see, science is consistently regarded as an exact discipline. Consider joining the club here. No money? No problem. Follows, likes and shares will help too. Hasta la vista.

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[nando161mando]

More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding

[mishalogic]

I wonder

Did the designers of submarines

first get their design shapes from

pilot whales? ... Misha