Short-finned pilot whale
Marine mammal
- Scientific name
- Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Size
- 4–6 m13–20 ft
- Depth range
- 0–600 m0–1969 ft
Diver notes
Resident off Tenerife and La Gomera year round. They rest vertically just under the surface — a pod that looks asleep is asleep, and should be left that way.
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