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  False Killer Whale
The false killer whale is named as such for the tendency of fishermen to confuse them with the killer whales as well as for its habit of using cooperative feeding techniques as it preys on smaller species of marine mammals.
The word pseudorca is derived from the Greek word pseudos for "false" and the Latin word orca for "some kind of whale".
Pseudorca have often been observed opportunistically attacking injured and confused dolphins escaping from purse seine nets in the Eastern Tropical Pacific tuna fisheries.
library.thinkquest.org /C0124382/new_page_19.htm   (400 words)

  
 CMS: Pseudorca crassidens, False killer whale
There are reports that Pseudorca fed on and chased other dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific during chase and backdown operations of tuna purse seine fishing, a habit that has also been attributed to the pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata (Odell and McClune, 1999, and refs.
Migration is not well documented, although it has been suggested that closely related globicephalid whales including Globicephala, Pseudorca and Grampus species in the western North Pacific move from warmer, southern waters in winter to cooler, northern waters in summer.
Direct catch: Pseudorca are occasionally taken in Japan for food and in St. Vincent Island, Caribbean for meat and cooking oil (Jefferson et al.
www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/P_crassidens/p_crassidens.htm   (1422 words)

  
 False Killer Whale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Although its common name is the false killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens is actually a member of the dolphin family.
They are often seen playing in and riding the bow waves of ships and often jump completely out of the water.
Pseudorcas feed primarily on squid and large fish.
www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/pseudorca.html   (317 words)

  
 African Marine Mammals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The false killer whale is named as such for the tendency of fishermen to mistake them for killer whales as well as for its habit of using cooperative feeding techniques as it preys on smaller species of marine mammals.
The word pseudorca is derived from the Greek word pseudos meaning "false" and the Latin word orca which means "some kind of whale".
Although occasional capture of this animal occurs in nets and the long-line fisheries, direct kills occur in Japan and in its surrounding islands such as the notorious Iki Island where entire groups of these dolphins are driven to shore and killed.
csiwhalesalive.org /csipseudorca.html   (437 words)

  
 Bill Beard's Costa Rica - Scuba Diving and Adventure Tours in Costa Rica / Costa Rica Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Editor’s note: The False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens is a slender dark dolphin-size whale of 6m with a small, rounded conical head.
The giant dolphins that give out meals to humans are called pseudorcas (Pseudorca crassidens), also known as false killer whales, despite the fact that they look nothing like killer whales.
Pseudorcas surf the waves of boats with a fervor bordering on frenzy.
www.billbeardcostarica.com /php/Newsletter/02February/News02.php   (1204 words)

  
 Liebig, P
Liebig, P. Death on the delta: Taphonomic evidence for mass stranding of Pseudorca crassidens.
I found remains of several Pseudorca crassidens (False Killer Whale) within a small area on the Colorado River delta, approximately 55km north of San Felipe.
  Pseudorca crassidens are migrants to the northern Gulf of California and are well known for their mass stranding behavior.
www.geo.arizona.edu /ceam/Liebig.htm   (242 words)

  
 Memórias on line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Stenurus globicephalae Baylis et Daubney, 1925 (Nematoda: Pseudaliidae) was found in the cranial air sinuses of a false killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens (Owen), stranded on the coast of Uruguay in 1999.
The false killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens (Owen) is a gregarious delphinid and often forms schools containing more than a hundred individuals.
It is distributed in deep offshore tropical to warm temperate waters and generally does not range further north or south than 50º in either hemisphere (Jefferson et al.
memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br /972/4395.html   (662 words)

  
 Pseudorca crassidens, False Killer Whale at MarineBio.org
The False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846), receives its name for its resemblance to Orcinus orca.
The False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens, is a wide-ranging species found in all tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate seas.
False killer whales, Pseudorca crassidens, are not hunted commercially.
marinebio.org /species.asp?id=351   (878 words)

  
 False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) are one of a number of species of ocean dwelling marine mammals also known as Blackfish.
The distribution of the False Killer Whale is tropical to warm temperate waters in both hemispheres.
The image shows a group of male and female adult False Killer Whales feeding on a Yellowfin Tuna with a newborn calf, with birth folds evident on its flanks, joining in.
www.marinethemes.com /falsekiller.html   (334 words)

  
 FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Pseudorca crassidens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Pseudorca crassidens
Pseudorca crassidens SIDP -Species Identification and Data ProgrammeFIGIS Species Fact Sheets FAO - FIGIS
Incidental catches of small numbers occur in several areas.
www.fao.org /figis/servlet/species?sname=Pseudorca+crassidens   (489 words)

  
 False Killer Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a cetacean and one of the larger members of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
The species is the only member of the Pseudorca genus.
This dolphin has a slender body with a dorsal fin that may be more than a foot high.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pseudorca   (636 words)

  
 Echolocation clicks of two free-ranging, oceanic delphinids with different food preferences: false killer whales ...
Three examples (A–C) of on-axis clicks from Pseudorca are displayed (top) along with their spectra (bottom).
Pseudorca that was trained to echolocate a target at ranges
Thomas, J. and Turl, C. Echolocation characteristics and range detection threshold of a False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens).
jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/207/11/1811   (7722 words)

  
 False Killer Whale Photos Hawaii
We found this pod of false killer whales off of Kepuhi Point feeding over the 40 fathom line.
The false killer whale, or pseudorca, shares many attributes with orcas and pilot whales.
Yet little is known about its life in the wild, partly because it is less common.
www.sailhawaii.com /Images/album2/falsekillerwhales/index.htm   (307 words)

  
 Pseudorca crassidens, False killer whale photos, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography :: Online Photo Search
Pseudorca crassidens, False killer whale photos    ::    Phillip Colla Natural History Photography
Keywords: cetacean, delphinidae, false killer whale, hawaii, marine mammal, odontocete, pseudorca crassidens, underwater
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www.oceanlight.com /lightbox.php?sp=Pseudorca_crassidens   (796 words)

  
 False Killer Whale Photos, Pseudorca crassidens, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography
False Killer Whale Photos, Pseudorca crassidens, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography
While its overall body shape is quite similar to the pilot whale, note that the false killer whale's melon (top of head) is smaller and "pointier".
The middle false killer whale (with the open mouth) is consuming a dorado (mahi mahi or dolphin fish).
www.oceanlight.com /html/false_killer_whale.html   (117 words)

  
 Pseudorca crassidens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Pseudorcas are the only members of the flfish (including orcas and pilot whales) to bow ride
Usually eat fish, but have been known to attack small cetaceans, like their relatives, the Orcas
Pseudorcas are considered to be among some of the rarest cetaceans on earth, although the exact population is unknown.
www.expage.com /pseudorca   (85 words)

  
 Status of false killer whales in Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) occurs at the northern limits of its range and is rare in Canadian waters.
There are 23 confirmed records, totalling 10 occurrences from British Columbia, but none are reported from the east coast of Canada.
First records of false killer whales, Pseudorca crassidens, in Canada.
www.cascadiaresearch.org /Robin/Pseudorc.htm   (140 words)

  
 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Pseudorca crassidens
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Pseudorca crassidens
Odell, D.K. and McClune, K.M. False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846).
Stacey, P.J., Leatherwood, S. and Baird, R.W. Pseudorca crassidens.
www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/18596/all   (388 words)

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