| Class
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Mammalia +
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| Common name
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Short-finned pilot whale +
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| Division/Phylum
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Chordata +
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| Family
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Delphinidae +
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| Genus
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Globicephala +
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| Header caption
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Pilot Whale +
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| Header image
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PilotWhale.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Data Deficient +
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| Introdescription
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The Short-finned Pilot Whale (''Globicepha … The Short-finned Pilot Whale (''Globicephala macrorhynchus'') is one of the two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala. It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae), though its behaviour is closer to that of the larger whales. Short-finned Pilot Whales are very sociable and are rarely seen alone. They are found in groups of ten to thirty, though some pods are as large as sixty. ''hey are known as the 'Cheetahs of the Deep' for the high speed pursuits of squids at depths of hundreds of metres.'' (Source:Wikipedia)f hundreds of metres.'' (Source:Wikipedia) +
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| Order
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Cetacea +
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| Page creation date
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3 March 2011 +
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| Regnum
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Animalia +
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| Species name
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Globicephala macrorhynchus +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Globicephala macrorhynchus +
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| Categories |
Mammals +
, Aquatic mammals +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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4 March 2011 01:25:33 +
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