In this webpage I'm going to discuss The Pygmy Killer Whale. It includes other names for it, the whale's diet, where it lives, a physical description of it, and other important facts.

First I'm going to talk about other names for the Pygmy Killer Whale which are Slender Blackfish and Slender Pilot Whale.

The Pygmy Killer Whale lives offshore of the Gulf of Mexico.

The Pygmy Whale eats squid, octopus, fish, and sometimes other mammals.

The Killer Whale is usually grayish black, but also brownish gray, and black on the back with white underneath the body. It is 7-8 ft. long and weighs 240-375 lbs. They have tall dorsal fins, long flippers, no beak, white lips, rounded head, and a pale grayish W on chest.

The Pygmy Killer Whale travels in groups of 15-25, sometimes even a hundred.

The threats to the Pygmy Killer Whale are entanglement in fish nets. It may be difficult to approach and is known to avoid boats. It is a lively swimmer and it often strands. Also it has been spotted breaching. Growling sounds may be heard above the surface.

Here's some pictures:

Other important facts about the Pygmy Killer Whale is:

• The killer whale can extend it's eyes from the sockets to look behind itself.
• It is often mixed up with the False Killer Whale.
• Females and males become sexually mature by the time they reach 2.2 meters.
• It ahs been seen in tropical Pacific, Hawaii, and Japan.
• The Pygmy Killer Whale does not migrate.

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Other links to visit:

Species Corner: Pygmy Killer Whale:

http://www.tmmsn.org/mmgulf/feresa.html

Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammals:

http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/tmmsn29Species/marine.html

Minerals Management Service,Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,Pygmy Killer Whale, feresa attenuata

http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/marmam/gpygmy.html

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