In contrast, long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are less charismatic dolphins, colored a rubbery gray with a head like a lumpy bowling ball.

Although their name suggests otherwise, pilot whales ( Globicephala ) are actually large dolphins. Here, a group of long-finned pilot whales ( Globicephala melas ) are pictures swimming in the ...

A study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin in December 2023 noted that "long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are the most frequently stranded cetaceans in the world; however, the ...

It's not a good way to go.These whales choked to death when fish got stuck in their blowholes, which is as awful as it sounds ...

In July, around 55 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) stranded on a remote beach on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. On Traigh Mhor beach, local authorities tried for hours to refloat the ...

Two groups totaling more than 140 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) mysteriously stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand over the weekend, and none survived.

Icelandic orcas have been including baby pilot whales in their groups – but scientists aren’t sure why Scientists have come up with several possible reasons for the unusual behaviour ...

An international team of scientists have observed the behavior of various groups of cetaceans in the Strait of Gibraltar and Cape Breton in Canada belonging to the Globicephala melas species ...

It was examined by the Defra and Welsh Government-funded Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) and was initially identified as a long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas, which are ...

The events took place in November 2014, when a pod of 30-40 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) – normally found in the North Atlantic, in deep offshore waters and along the edge of ...