species.
Flukes not usually distinctly notched.

[Sidenote: KILLER WHALE

_Orcinus orca_

p. 84]

Body to at least 30 feet (9.1 m) long.
Body black with sharply demarcated white belly and oval white
patch above and behind eye; gray saddle behind dorsal fin.
Body chunky.
Dorsal fin in males can be very tall, sometimes 6 feet (1.8 m).
Dorsal fin in females and immature animals up to 3 feet (0.9 m),
distinctly falcate.
Distributed from tropics to Arctic; most common in colder waters.
Often seen in shallow bays and rivers and near shore.
Flukes may be raised on dive.

[Sidenote: FALSE KILLER WHALE

_Pseudorca crassidens_

p. 88]

Body to at least 18 feet (5.5 m) long.
Body black (faint gray blaze on belly between flippers).
Body slender.
Head small, tapering.
Large prominent teeth frequently visible at sea.
Flippers have distinct hump on leading edge.
Dorsal fin to 14 inches (35.6 cm), falcate, and from rounded to
pointed on tip.
Distribution pelagic tropical to warm temperate seas.
Frequently ride bow waves.

[Sidenote: ATLANTIC PILOT WHALE

_Globicephala melaena_

p. 91]

Body to at least 22 feet (6.7 m) long.
Body black with light gray, anchor-shaped area on chest; gray
saddle sometimes seen behind dorsal fin.
Head becoming more bulbous with age, somewhat squarish in adult
males viewed from above.
Tail humped.
Flippers long (to one-fifth of body length), sickle-shaped.
Dorsal fin broad-based, falcate to flaglike, in front half of
back.
Distribution primarily north temperate--about Hatteras north.
Flukes not usually raised on dive.

[Sidenote: SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE

_Globicephala macrorhynchus_

p. 94]

Body to at least 17.5 feet (5.3 m) long.
Body black with indistinct light gray area on chest; saddle
behind dorsal fin.
Head becoming more bulbous with age; square in large adult males
viewed from above.
Flippers relatively short (to less than one-sixth of body
length).
Dorsal fin broad-based, falcate to flaglike, in front half of
back.
Distribution tropical and warm temperate; from about Hatteras
south.
Flukes not usually raised on dive.

[Sidenote: GRAMPUS

_Grampus griseus_

p. 96]

Body to at least 13 feet (4.0 m) long.
Body of newborn light gray; darkens with age.
Body of adults light gray or white; scarred with numerous
scratches.
Head blunted, no