The pilot whale tropical loves the deep waters of temperate and tropical seas. His abysmal probes essentially to find cephalopods on which they feed. Cetacean with a sharpened social sense, it really is not a loner.
The identification of cetacean remains relatively easy. Sometimes it evolves along with dolphins, such as the bottlenose dolphin, but is distinguished by its stature, much larger, and black skin (unlike that of dolphins, usually gray). Its dorsal fin, broad at the base, is located on the anterior half of the body; the head is round and bulbous. The pilot whale, a close relative, is the only cetacean likely to be confused with the finned pilot whale.
A study on people moving in the warm waters off the coast of Tenerife (Canary Islands) has allowed to photograph and list 445 individuals. so we could check his propensity to frequent the deeper waters, about -1000 meters. Typical groups have an average of 10 to 30 individuals, but some bands display a staff of 60 specimens. With a long life expectancy, such as killer whales, it happens that some females exceed 65 years.
Best chance of meeting: Bahamas, eastern Caribbean, the Azores, the waters off Kochi Prefecture (Japan), Tañon Strait in the Philippines and around Hawaii
