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whale large mammal, member of the order Cetacea, well adapted to aquatic life. false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens; much smaller than the killer whale and lacking its fiercely predatory behavior. killer whale the greatest predator of the whales eating all kinds of fish life including other whales. Called also grampus, Orcinus orca. whale lice see isocyamus delpini. whale stranding see pinniped stranding. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 1986, a 14-foot long male false killer whale and a six-foot long female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin at Honolulu's Sea Life Park Hawaii became the proud parents of Kekaimalu, the first "wholphin" ever born in captivity. Samples of false killer whale had an average total mercury level of 46. The researchers determined that 137 of the samples came from nine species of toothed whales, including false killer whales, pilot whales, and several species of dolphins and porpoises. |
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