whale pod
Marine mammal group
A whale pod is a social group of whales that travel, hunt, and live together.
Pods typically consist of related individuals, often led by matriarchs in species like orcas.
Pod size varies by species—some number just a few individuals, others dozens: We spotted a pod of humpbacks off the coast.
The term extends to dolphins and porpoises.
- humpbackBaleen whale species
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- open oceanSea far from shore
- migrationMovement to new territory
blowhole · breach · calf · family group · singing · deep · blue · krill · fluke · sonar · school · herd · surface · deep dive · dive · baleen · spout · marine
- podsseedpod, legume
- animal coloniesrookery, nesting colony, breeding colony, seabird colony, penguin colony
- animal group nameswolf pack, lion pride, herd, school, shoal