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False Killer Whale
Whales, Dolphins & Dugong
Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0
Pseudorca crassidens
Basic stats
Diet
Large fish and squid
Habitat
Deep tropical and warm-temperate offshore waters
Range
Tropical and warm-temperate oceans worldwide
Size
Females to approximately 5m; males to approximately 6m
Weight
Up to approximately 2,200kg
The false killer whale is a large, slender oceanic dolphin with a rounded forehead, no prominent beak and distinctive elbows on its long, curved flippers. The body is mostly dark grey or black. Males can approach 6m and females approximately 5m. It occurs throughout tropical and warm-temperate oceans, mainly in deep offshore water. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It feeds on large fish and squid and has occasionally been documented attacking other cetaceans. False killer whales form strong, persistent social bonds and may travel in groups containing dozens of animals. Individuals share captured prey, and mass strandings involving closely associated group members have been recorded. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the False Killer Whale eat?
- Large fish and squid
- What habitat does the False Killer Whale live in?
- Deep tropical and warm-temperate offshore waters
- Where is the False Killer Whale found?
- Tropical and warm-temperate oceans worldwide
- How big is the False Killer Whale?
- Females to approximately 5m; males to approximately 6m
- How much does the False Killer Whale weigh?
- Up to approximately 2,200kg