The pilot The Head Whale

By: Dillon Burke What Do They Eat ?

• Pilot favorite food is .

• Short Finned pilot whales can have 36 to 48 pounds of fish.

• A pilot whales only predator is a big shark and a .

• Pilot whales also eat cuttle fish, octopus, , dog fish, and other small fish if they can’t find any squid. What Is Its Adaptations

• Pilot whales bite their prey and swallows it whole.

• Pilot whales can swim up 8 miles per hour.

• Pilot whales sing, click, and many more.

• Short finned pilot whales and long finned pilot whales make different noises.

• A pilot whales echo can tell it were food is were land is and to warn him if a predator is near. Where Do They Live

• Pilot whales live in the Northern and southern hemispheres. Pilot whales live in three different oceans Atlantic, Pacific, and the . A short finned pilot whale likes warm places and the long finned pilot whale likes cold places

• fun fact but you never see a pilot whale in the Arctic ocean or the . How Big Is It

• A short finned pilot whale female can grow up to be 16 feet tall.

• But a male can be 20 feet tall.

• A male long finned pilot whale can grow up to 25 feet and a female can grow to 19 feet.

• A pilot whale is the second largest in the Delphinidae family.

Fun fact Both pilot whales have new borns that are 6 feet tall. Special Body Features

• The Navy taught the pilot whale to put devices on stray torpedoes under the water.

• A pilot whale weighs near three tons (6,000) pounds.

Fun Fact When a pilot whale is first born it weighs 225 pounds. Sources

• Pilot Whales by Kristin Petrie

• http://acsonline.org/education/fact-sheets/

• http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/

• http://www.savethewhales.org/

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/