Short-Finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) コビレゴンドウ – size 700cm
The Short-Finned Pilot Whale is a large dolphin. Some may prefer to call dolphins small toothed-whales. They live in pods have teeth and eat fish and squids.
They are mainly black and have a very rounded head. The large males have a very wide dorsal fin making them easy to identify. Kauai 2006
Short-Finned Pilot Whale moving fast. Kauai 2022
Short-Finned Pilot Whale mother and calf pair moving fast. Notice that the mother has a more normal looking dorsal fin. Kauai 2022
Short-Finned Pilot Whale spy hopping. Sometimes they just want to see what is around. Kauai 2006
Here you can see some of the variation of the dorsal fins of the Short-Finned Pilot Whales. Kauai 2006
A Short-Finned Pilot Whale spy hopping in front of Nomilu Pond. Kauai 2017
Closer loke at he the spy hop. Kauai 2017
Side view of a Short-Finned Pilot Whale spy hop. Kauai 2017
Short-Finned Pilot Whales up for air. Kauai 2003