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Sentence Examples Orkney folk are being urged to keep a look out for whales, dolphins and porpoises this weekend. Aquatic mammals that live in the waters off the coast include walrus, ringed seals, bearded seals, beluga, narwhal, and various other whales. Marine mammals include narwhals, beluga whales, walrus, and ringed and bearded seals. The most popular attractions, particularly with the kids, are the dolphins, the killer whale and the five beluga whales in a tank. The waters are also home to minke whales, several seal species, and walruses, among a multitude of other creatures. Polar bears are seagoing hunters that roam vast areas of the Arctic, pursuing a movable feast of seals, narwhals, beluga whales, and walruses. These whales have been hunted to near extinction, and only about 2,500 exist today. In the 1997 season Norwegian whalers in 31 vessels killed 503 Minke whales of their 580-whale quota. How many harbours play host to everything from seahorses and frogfish to whales and dolphins? Come face to face with polar bears, walruses, harbour seals and beluga whales. During whale-watching season humpback whales can be seen passing along the shore. For many years the island's white beaches were stained with the blood of tens of thousands of whales, seals, kangaroos, wallabies and possums. We were told that whale sharks, whales and dolphins are abundant during the summer, between November and April. Fisheries science has long argued that whalers were killing too many whales and that their numbers were dwindling alarmingly. Wherever whales congregate, you'll find companies offering whale watching tours. It was a 19th Century mentality that saved the whales, and found something better than whale oil to use as fuel. They have also been observed feeding on bits of skin from living a dead whales which earned them the nickname of whalebird. The beluga, or white whale, is smallish as whales go and very cute, if you're into marine mammals. However, paleontology as a whole encompasses all life, from bacteria to whales. Fur seals, elephant seals, and the great whales were all hunted to the brink of extinction. Show More Sentences Dugongs are one of those sea creatures like porpoises and whales which should be completely protected by law. They follow the breaking edge of the summer ice to hunt for seals, and are even known to attack beluga whales in the water. Laboratory examinations of the heads of the whales showed trauma induced by sound. Sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters, porpoise and whales are common around the islands. White whales, also known as belugas, live primarily in the Arctic Ocean and adjoining seas. Perhaps our ancestors got confused with the songs of humpback whales amplified by the keels of their vessels. By the Miocene, whales of both lineages are relatively common fossils in many marine deposits. Even the migration pattern of species such as whale sharks, manta rays, turtles and whales has a bearing on when to go. It is our hope and prayer that the humpback and other whales will be protected in the West Indies and other parts of the world. The infamous killer whale has a reputation for attacking mammals such as sea-lions, smaller dolphins and, in packs, even other whales. Scientists believe that now fewer than a hundred of the whales ply the waters near Alaska. As many as four generations of whales live together in some of these matrilineal groups. Up and down the coastal villages of Scotland you will see the jawbones of whales, framing entrance ways and guarding churches. Despite the ban on commercial whaling, many whales are caught in Korean waters. Historically, this close relationship may have stemmed from the killer whale's habit of driving small whales ashore. The widescale whaling of the past exists no longer, and most whales are now protected under international law. Beneath the Cape's rugged cliff faces, washed by blue, mauve and aquamarine seas, migrating humpback whales can be heard breathing at sunrise. Several dead beluga whales washed ashore recently in Alaska after dozens were temporarily stranded on mud flats during low tide. Up until quite recently we had no idea of the numbers and variety of the whales, dolphins and porpoises round our coast. Acoustical energy generated by the bodies of whales or large schools of fish can be lower still. Show More Sentences Native peoples are still allowed to hunt these whales for food. Brian has concentrated on the ecological diversity of the region, with its rare flowers, walruses, Bowhead whales, bearded seals, Polar bears and sea birds. Whale sharks, manta rays and even grey whales are almost common. In fact, some assert that killing whales is necessary to prevent world starvation. While few have actually observed a killer whale attack a sea otter, many believe they would based on the increasing loss of hooked fish to the hungry whales. Whaling ended here in 1964 and since then the nearby whaling station rusted to a skeleton, the whalers dispersed and their numbers declined much like the whales. According to local legend, the killer whales would even guide the tiny whale boats out to the hunt so that the whalers could harpoon and lance the harassed animal. Some snorkellers swam alongside a whale shark, while divers of one boat made their entry to find themselves among a welcoming committee of pilot whales. For years there has been a problem with whales washing onto beaches. The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean. When the Makahs stopped whaling in the 1920s it was because commercial whalers, harpooning all they could find, had nearly driven the gray whales to extinction. We saw minke whales, hump backed whales, bald eagles, puffins and moose. These minute creatures are eaten by larger fish, and those by still larger fish, which in turn become lunch for polar bears, seals, walruses, and whales. There are also caribou, wolves, walruses, polar bears and beluga whales. Parliament's resolution said that seals and whales eat at least 5.5 million tons of fish and krill a year, double the tonnage caught by fishermen. The main focus of the research is to examine what they eat and to assess the competition between whales and fisheries. Sei whales were said to have been scarce in the 1960s and early 1970s off northern Norway. One possible explanation for this disappearance is that the whales were overexploited. Like other large whales, the humpback was a target for the whaling industry. Though clearly related to the giant whales of the genus Balaenoptera, the humpback is the sole member of its genus. Show More Sentences A photographic catalogue of all known North Atlantic whales was developed over this period and is maintained by College of the Atlantic. Polygamy has been observed in humpback whales, with the females having multiple male partners throughout their lifespan. However, many of the whales observed to approach a singer are other males, often resulting in conflict. Humpback whales make other sounds to communicate, such as grunts, groans, snorts and barks. Connections between these stocks and whales seen in the Sea of Okhotsk, on Kamchatka coasts and around the Commander Islands have been studied. Origins of whales occurring at Maldives are not clear either from Arabian or south Pacific populations, and overlaps are possible. In 2010, the IWC authorized Greenland's native population to hunt a few humpback whales for the following three years. The hunts use harpoons for dolphin hunts or intentionally drive whales into nets, reporting them as cases of entanglement. At the same time, the attractive sounds of humpback whales preparing to feed were broadcast from a boat headed towards the open ocean. They are also known to interact with other baleen whales especially with Humpback whales or Bottlenose dolphins. The whales were hunted initially for whale oil but, as meat preservation technology improved, their value as food increased. In 2007, and again on June 1, 2009, NOAA changed the TSS servicing Boston to reduce vessel collisions with right whales and other whale species. Despite concerns that the trauma might impair reproduction, researchers confirmed in January 2013 that three disentangled whales had given birth. Right whales' habitat can be affected dramatically by climate changes along with Bowhead whales. For example, in the survey conducted by the Canadian Whale Institute in 2006, three whales were detected off the peninsula. We need to be vigilant and still do our part to prevent the whales from being killed. Researchers identify individual right whales, document whale behavior, monitor new calves, and respond to entangled whales. Right whales have also on rare occasion been observed in the Mediterranean Sea. Some right whales are now said to live primarily in Icelandic waters and occasionally join to the western population. In 2009, right whales appeared in waters around Greenland although their origin was not confirmed. Show More Sentences They harass and surf the bow waves of gray whales, as well as ocean swells. A 2008 study published in Current Biology recorded evidence that whales may sleep with both sides of the brain. Right whales are baleen whales, and in the winter spend a lot of time diving for food deep in the water column. Killer whales are the oceans' apex predators, which means they are at the top of the food chain. Before the beachings, he notes, his team had spotted about 50 of the unusual Cuvier's beaked whales in the study area. The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans, but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter. In New Bedford, fathers, they say, give whales for dowers to their daughters, and portion off their nieces with a few porpoises a-piece. With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset. How did whales survive in a fresh-water ocean for a year? Goddidit. How did any totally impossible thing happen? Endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales. In recent years, very small, but with increasing rates, fin whales and humpback whales migrate into Baltic sea including mother and calf pair. The pot had previously simmered skate wings, cods' heads, whales, pigs' hearts and a long litany of other horribles. The Dorset culture population lived primarily from hunting of whales and caribou. Offshore, minke whales, Killer whales, basking sharks, porpoises and dolphins are among the sealife that can be seen. A small population of humpback whales which has been poorly studied annually migrate to the islands to winter and breed. Typical woodcarvings include sharks, fish, whales, dolphins, turtles, vases, birds, walking sticks, book boxes, and models of the Bounty. Seals frequent the islands, and whales may be seen in the surrounding waters. The Moray Firth is one of the most important places on the British coast for observing dolphins and whales. She buried a thimble in the sand at Nether Scapa, and until it was found no more whales would be caught in the area. What was still missing was the closest nonwhale ancestor, the animal that was the link to these early whales. Show More Sentences Killer whales have been observed feeding on basking sharks off California and New Zealand. They are an informal grouping within the order Cetacea, excluding whales and porpoises, so to zoologists the grouping is paraphyletic. There are also fewer than ten pilot whales, Amazon river dolphins, Risso's dolphins, spinner dolphins, or tucuxi in captivity. From 1976 to 1997, 55 whales were taken from the wild in Iceland, 19 from Japan, and three from Argentina. They are small toothed whales that are very closely related to oceanic dolphins. One of the first anatomical descriptions of the airways of the whales on the basis of a harbor porpoise dates from 1671 by John Ray. Lunge feeding by rorquals, a family of huge baleen whales that includes the blue whale, is said to be the largest biomechanical event on Earth. Seals whales, dolphins and porpoises can be seen frequently off the Pembrokeshire coast. The beetle pontoons were used to hold up the 'Whale' roadway sections, with four of the whales being built at Cairnryan. They provide a crucial source of food to many large aquatic organisms, such as fish and whales. They have also been observed bow riding on baleen whales, and they also bow ride on boats. Minke whales have between 240 and 360 baleen plates on each side of their mouths. Japan continued catching whales under the special research permit clause in the IWC convention, though in significantly smaller numbers. Minke whales are also occasionally sighted in Pacific waters, in and around the Haro Strait of British Columbia and Washington state. Like all other large whales, the fin whale was heavily hunted during the 20th century and is an endangered species. This type of asymmetry is seen in Omura's whale and occasionally in minke whales. Eventually, biologists demonstrated that the sounds were the vocalizations of fin whales. Some researchers have suggested that the whales migrate into Hawaiian waters primarily in the autumn and winter. The location of winter breeding areas is still unknown, since these whales tend to migrate in the open ocean. Confirmations in Rarotonga have been increased recently where interactions with humpback whales occur on occasions. Show More Sentences Among Northern Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal, such as along Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia, sightings and older records of fin whales exist. Sei whales have been recorded from northern Indian Ocean as well such as around Sri Lanka and Indian coasts. In July 1908, a whaler reportedly saw two killer whales attack and kill a fin whale off western Greenland. The remora Remora australis and occasionally the amphipod Cyamus balaenopterae can also be found on fin whales, both feeding on the skin. The introduction of factory ships with stern slipways in 1925 substantially increased the number of whales taken per year. Meat and other products from whales killed in these hunts are widely marketed within Greenland, but export is illegal. Since 2006, Hvalur has caught more than 500 fin whales and exported more than 5000 tonnes of whale meat to Japan. Fin whales have been targets of illegal captures using harpoons for dolphin hunts or intentionally drive whales into nets. Cruise ships en route to and from the Antarctic Peninsula sometimes encounter fin whales in the Drake Passage. Sei whales appeared off the coast of Norway at the same time as the pollock, both coming to feed on the abundant plankton. In Japanese, the whale was called iwashi kujira, or sardine whale, a name originally applied to Bryde's whales by early Japanese whalers. It has a single ridge extending from the tip of the rostrum to the paired blowholes that are a distinctive characteristic of baleen whales. Large individuals can be confused with fin whales, unless the fin whale's asymmetrical head coloration is clearly seen. In November 2002, scientists recorded calls in the presence of sei whales off Maui. Sei whales live in all oceans, although rarely in polar or tropical waters. By 1913, this species became rare, and the catch of fin and blue whales began to increase. Iceland carried out four years of scientific whaling between 1986 and 1989, killing up to 40 sei whales a year. Of the very few confirmed attacks on humans by wild killer whales, none have been fatal. In one instance, killer whales tried to tip ice floes on which a dog team and photographer of the Terra Nova Expedition were standing. Competition with fishermen also led to killer whales being regarded as pests. Show More Sentences In the waters of the Pacific Northwest and Iceland, the shooting of killer whales was accepted and even encouraged by governments. Western attitudes towards killer whales have changed dramatically in recent decades. Between 1964 and 1976, 50 killer whales from the Pacific Northwest were captured for display in aquaria, and public interest in the animals grew. The earlier of known records of commercial hunting of killer whales date to the 18th century in Japan. Other than commercial hunts, killer whales were hunted along Japanese coasts out of public concern for potential conflicts with fisheries. They are social feeders and have frequently been observed feeding with killer, fin, and humpback whales, as well as other dolphin species. Gray whales were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted. But other recent studies place gray whales as being outside the rorqual clade, but as the closest relatives to the rorquals. However, there have been observations of some whales showing distinctive, blackish body colors in recent years. These whales were darker in body color than those whales seen in Sea of Okhotsk. Both male and female whales reach puberty at approximately eight years of age. The shallow lagoon waters in which gray whales reproduce are believed to protect the newborn from sharks and orcas. Some gray whales have also been seen off western Kamchatka, but to date all whales photographed there are also known from the Piltun area. The whale watching industry provides ecotourists and marine mammal enthusiasts the opportunity to see groups of gray whales as they migrate. However, there were numerous records of whales along the Genkai Sea off Yamaguchi Prefecture, in Ine Bay in the Gulf of Wakasa, and in Tsushima. In 2011, presences of gray whales were acoustically detected among pelagic waters in East China Sea between Chinese and Japanese waters. A second, shorter, and less intensive hunt occurred for gray whales in the eastern North Pacific. For the entire west coast of North America for the years 1919 to 1929, some 234 gray whales were caught. In their breeding grounds in Baja California, Mexican law protects whales in their lagoons while still permitting whale watching. South Korea and China list gray whales as protected species of high concern. Show More Sentences In 2005, two conservation biologists proposed a plan to airlift 50 gray whales from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Disturbance from underwater industrial noise may displace whales from critical feeding habitat. Because of their size and need to migrate, gray whales have rarely been held in captivity, and then only for brief periods of time. They spend most of their lives in the water, but come ashore to mate, give birth, molt or escape from predators, like sharks and killer whales. They are typically hunted by groups of 10 or fewer whales, but they are occasionally hunted by larger groups or by lone individuals. In one legend, seals, whales and other marine mammals were formed from her severed fingers. They spend their lives in the water, having to mate, give birth, molt or escape from predators, like killer whales, underwater. A few, such as the killer whale, feed on mammals, such as pinnipeds and other whales. Whales have an elongated head, especially baleen whales, due to the wide overhanging jaw. In many toothed whales, the depression in their skull is due to the formation of a large melon and multiple, asymmetric air bags. Most whales are social animals, although a few species live in pairs or are solitary. Humpback whales, among others, form in collaboration bubble carpets to herd krill or plankton into bait balls before lunging at them. Among cetaceans, whales are distinguished by an unusual longevity compared to other higher mammals. Both groups had already developed the typical anatomical features of today's whales, such as hearing. This made it possible for whales to move around with the vertical tail hitting the water. The hind limbs of these species were regressed and their body shapes resemble modern whales. At the end of the Middle Ages, early whaling fleets aimed at baleen whales, such as bowheads. In the first half of the 20th century, whales were of great importance as a supplier of raw materials. This increased to over 40,000 animals per year up to the 1960s, when stocks of large baleen whales collapsed. Most hunted whales are now threatened, with some great whale populations exploited to the brink of extinction. Show More Sentences The stocks of species such as humpback and blue whales have recovered, though they are still threatened. Japanese whaling ships are allowed to hunt whales of different species for ostensibly scientific purposes. Once stranded, large whales are crushed by their own body weight, if they cannot quickly return to the water. In Aristotle's time, the 4th century BCE, whales were regarded as fish due to their superficial similarity. The Greeks paid tribute to both whales and dolphins with their own constellation. Although they knew that whales were harmless giants, they described battles with harpooned animals. These included descriptions of sea monsters, including huge whales, sharks, sea snakes, giant squid and octopuses. They include animals such as seals, whales, manatees, sea otters and polar bears. Many were also the target for commercial industry, leading to a sharp decline in all populations of exploited species, such as whales and seals. Under this definition, the closest living land relative of the whales and dolphins is thought to be the hippopotamuses. The most notable adaptation is the development of echolocation in whales and dolphins. In contrast, baleen whales have evolved baleen plates to filter feed plankton and small fish from the water. Toothed whales mostly feed on fish and cephalopods, followed by crustaceans and bivalves. Some may forage with other kinds of animals, such as other species of whales or certain species of pinnipeds. Other whales with a blunt snout and reduced dentition rely on suction feeding. This functions as an upward biological pump, reversing an earlier presumption that whales accelerate the loss of nutrients to the bottom. Vessel strikes cause death for a number of marine mammals, especially whales. Collisions occur both with large commercial vessels and recreational boats and cause injury to whales or smaller cetaceans. There are fifteen to twenty types of marine mammals, including whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, and polar bears. With a total population of about 110,000, minke whales are by far the most common whales in the sea. Show More Sentences However, extensive hunting had wiped out the whales in that region by the early 20th century. However, according to the definition above, all mammals, including cetaceans like whales and dolphins, are not fish. Gulls have been observed preying on live whales, landing on the whale as it surfaces to peck out pieces of flesh. Killer whales also prey on these seals, sometimes overturning ice floes to reach them. Toothed whales, on the other hand, have conical teeth designed for catching fish or squid. As such whales must breathe air regularly, although they can remain submerged under water for long periods of time. Species such as humpbacks and blue whales are capable of travelling thousands of miles without feeding. Once relentlessly hunted for their products, whales are now protected by international law. The meat, blubber and baleen of whales have traditionally been used by indigenous peoples of the Arctic. The whales are part of the largely terrestrial mammalian clade Laurasiatheria. Some whales, such as the humpback, reside in the polar regions where they feed on a reliable source of schooling fish and krill. All toothed whales are opportunistic, meaning they will eat anything they can fit in their throat because they are unable to chew. Sperm whales consist the largest and smallest odontocetes, and spend a large portion of their life hunting squid. Only in larger whales, where the cementum is worn away on the tip of the tooth, does enamel show. When swimming, whales rely on their tail fin propel them through the water. The olfactory lobes are absent in toothed whales, suggesting that they have no sense of smell. However, some toothed whales have preferences between different kinds of fish, indicating some sort of attachment to taste. With the exception of the humpback whale, it is largely unknown when whales migrate. All mammals sleep, but whales cannot afford to become unconscious for long because they may drown. Usually whales hunt solitarily, but they do sometimes hunt cooperatively in small groups. Show More Sentences When large amounts of prey are available, whales such as certain mysticetes hunt cooperatively in small groups. Large whales, such as mysticetes, are not usually subject to predation, but smaller whales, such as monodontids or ziphiids, are. The Basques started whaling as early as the 11th century, sailing as far as Newfoundland in the 16th century in search of right whales. Gillnetting and Seine netting is a significant cause of mortality in whales and other marine mammals. They have large reserves of blubber, more so for toothed whales as they are higher up the food chain than baleen whales. Environmentalists speculate that advanced naval sonar endangers some whales. Some scientists suggest that sonar may trigger whale beachings, and they point to signs that such whales have experienced decompression sickness. Rules and codes of conduct have been created to minimize harassment of the whales. Petroglyphs off a cliff face in Bangudae, South Korea show 300 depictions of various animals, a third of which are whales. The Pacific Islanders and Australian Aborigines viewed whales as bringers of good and joy. Alan Hovhaness' orchestra And God Created Great Whales including the recorded sounds of humpback and bowhead whales. Marine mammals, such as dolphins, whales, otters, and seals need to surface periodically to breathe air. Antarctic sea life includes penguins, blue whales, orcas, colossal squids and fur seals. The remaining whales of the Greenland Sea has been protected ever since, but the populations had not shown any proof of significant regeneration. The zooplankton feeders include young cod, capelin, polar cod, whales, and little auk. The sea contains one of the two major stocks of Sei whales, the other one being the Scotian Shelf. There is a controversy as to whether the fisheries are sustainable, particularly in relation to krill being important food for whales. Seamounts may thus be vital stopping points for some migratory animals, specifically whales. Some recent research indicates whales may use such features as navigational aids throughout their migration. Like many peoples known in history, they were able to hunt whales and seals from their dugouts. Show More Sentences Fossil beaked whales have been recovered by trawling from the seafloor off South Africa. There is no direct evidence of voyaging out in dugouts to harpoon whales that could kill the voyagers in an instant. They grow to about 30 cm long, and are favorite food of narwhals and other arctic whales. Cod are cannibals and are eaten at various life stages by various other fishes, seals and whales. The whales in the novel are narwhals, a type of whale with a long, spiraling horn on the front of its head. Microbats and toothed whales including oceanic dolphins vocalize both socially and in echolocation. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales where the term whaling is more appropriate. For then, more whales are close round you than you can possibly chase at one time. The first use of explosives in the hunting of whales was made by the British South Sea Company in 1737, after some years of declining catches. Although the weaponry was successful in killing the whales, most of the catch sank before being retrieved. Similarly, many species of birds and whales learn their songs by imitating other members of their species. Hymir catches a few whales at once, and Thor baits his line with the head of the ox. Thor picks both the boat and the whales up, and carries it all back to Hymir's farm. In Terranova they hunted bowheads and right whales, while in Iceland they appear to have only hunted the latter. Historically, whales had been abundant in the gulf before commercial hunts wiped them out. These gentle mammals feed on the sea grass and closer relatives of certain land mammals than the dolphins and the whales. At first slow whales were caught by men hurling harpoons from small open boats. Southern right whales also can be seen in Laguna from shores during winter to spring seasons. Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area, a sanctuary for humpback whales, is located in this area. Recently, rises in the number of southern right whales visiting the area have been confirmed. Show More Sentences Marine life is known to exist in the estuary, with seals, crabs, and some whales reported. Beluga whales within James Bay basin could be distinct from those found in Hudson Bay. The whales are of similar size to the walrus and nearly as difficult for the bear to subdue. When they returned in the 1880s and 1890s they mainly caught right whales, rarely venturing north to search for bowheads. The ships would anchor in one of these bays and send out whaleboats to cruise for whales for days or even weeks. They searched for whales during the long daylight hours and camped on the beach at night. Between 1849 and 1900, American whaleships hunted bowhead whales in the bay. Cetaceans such as bowhead whales, gray whales, and belugas can be seen close to shore. England's seas are a haven for many sea mammals, including various types of whales, dolphins and seals. Fitzgerald said the fossil had features that marked it as a member of the baleen whale group, which includes blue whales. Among humpback whales, only males boom out long strings of repeating phrases of hums and whups and chirps. Around 80 conservation workers and volunteers were trying to refloat the surviving whales as high tide rolled in. Rescuers refloated 39 pilot whales at high tide, but dozens more died yesterday after a pod beached on a remote island off southern New Zealand. The RSPCA confirmed the calf swam away into deeper water but warned that refloated whales can become stranded again. I'm not the first person to feel that sense of urgency in this part of the world, racing through the Azorean waves in search of whales. It is suggested that the whales can see the squid silhouetted above them against the dim surface light. They are known to swim alongside other cetaceans such as humpback, fin, minke, pilot, and orca whales on occasion. Sperm whales are not the easiest of whales to watch, due to their long dive times and ability to travel long distances underwater. Sperm whale watchers often use hydrophones to listen to the clicks of the whales and locate them before they surface. Specialization of prey species may be more common in whales that inhabit temperate areas due to higher food productivity. Show More Sentences Sperm whales have occasionally been found with pieces of plastic in their stomachs. Despite being deep diving beaked whales, they are known to come, play, and rest in shallow waters in small numbers. These features are also common with other larger beaked whales, especially the Baird's beaked whales. Norway stopped hunting the whale in 1973 but northern bottlenose whales are still killed in the Faroe Islands. Faroese regulations only allow the killing of bottlenose whales which have beached themselves and cannot be driven out again. This light grey patch found on the throat of pilot whales forms the shape of an anchor. Pilot whales mainly feed on cephalopods, though in certain regions fish may be more prominent in their diet. During a specific time of year, approximately December to March, these whales beach themselves in high numbers along the coast of New Zealand. The whistles and pulsed calls that pilot whales make seem not to fall into distinct types, but rather can be arranged on a continuum. The hunters first surround the pilot whales with a wide semicircle of many boats. The boats then drive the pilot whales into a bay or to the bottom of a fjord. The catches increased every year until in 1956, there were approximately 10,000 pilot whales successfully captured and killed. Aside from the Faroe Islands, a few pilot whales are taken opportunistically in Greenland each year. In these places, pilot whales provide valuable income for people living in rural fishing communities. Killer whales have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Killer whales are apex predators, as there is no animal that preys on them. Basque whalers would have given it such name after observing pods of orcas hunting baleen whales. Other populations have not been as well studied, although specialized fish and mammal eating killer whales have been distinguished elsewhere. Of three orca ecotypes in the Antarctic, one preys on minke whales, the second on seals and penguins and the third on fish. Killer whales have good eyesight above and below the water, excellent hearing, and a good sense of touch. Find more words! 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