pilot whale
Melon-headed ocean mammal
Pilot whales are large, dark-colored dolphins with bulbous foreheads, found in oceans worldwide.
They travel in tight-knit pods, often following a leader—hence the name, as if being "piloted." There are two species: long-finned and short-finned.
Pilot whales are among the species most prone to mass strandings.
Warm-blooded ocean dweller
- melon headInformal term for fool
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
blubber · calf · breaching · stranding · beaching · captivity · aquarium · conservation
Brief sharp sounds
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
- frequencyRate of recurrence
pulses · foraging · deep diving · acoustic · melon · vocalization · whistles · calls
Of the open sea
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
- offshoreAway from land
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
- tropical watersSeas near the equator
migration · squid · fish · prey · currents · continental shelf · open ocean · habitat
People with shared bonds
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- family unitRelatives cohabiting together
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- schoolPlace of instruction
aggregation · bonding · kinship · hierarchy · cooperation · alliances · companionship · group behavior
marine mammal
Warm-blooded ocean dweller
- melon headInformal term for fool
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- flukeChance stroke of luck
blowhole · blubber · calf · breaching · stranding · beaching · captivity · aquarium · conservation · endangered
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Brief sharp sounds
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
frequency · pulses · foraging · deep diving · acoustic · melon · vocalization · whistles · calls · orientation
pelagic
Of the open sea
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
- offshoreAway from land
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
tropical waters · migration · squid · fish · prey · currents · continental shelf · open ocean · habitat · distribution
social group
People with shared bonds
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- family unitRelatives cohabiting together
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
school · aggregation · bonding · kinship · hierarchy · cooperation · alliances · companionship · group behavior · communication
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- Cetaceansdolphin, dolphins, porpoise, whales, orca
- marine mammalsdolphin, whales, dolphins, porpoise, seals
- North Atlantic lifeAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, cod, herring, haddock
- Pacific wildlifecoconut crab, flying fox, fruit bat, green sea turtle, frigatebird
- toothed whalesorca, beluga, narwhal, bottlenose dolphin
pilot whalebaleen whale
Plankton-filtering marine mammal
blue whale · humpback whale · right whale · bowhead whale · gray whale
pilot whalemanatee
Large aquatic herbivorous mammal
dugong · sea otter · harbor seal · walrus
pilot, whale, whaling, autopilot, co-pilot, whaler, whalers, whalebone, whaleboat