Aerial view of a pod of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Gulf of Maine, USA. (rr)

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). The head of a pilot whale in very calm seas. Gulf of California.

Aerial view of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Northern right whales (Balaena glacialis glacialis). Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) fluke-up dive off Isla Ildefonso in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), off the Baja Peninsula, Mexico. Note the upturned tips on the flukes - typical in this species.

Aerial view of a pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Northern right whales (Balaena glacialis glacialis). Gulf of Maine, USA (rr)

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A pair of pilot whales surface in a silky sea. Gulf of California.

Pod of Short finned pilot whales underwater (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Short-finned pilot whale surfacing (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A very young pilot whale showing clealry the foetal folds. Gulf of California.

Whale watching Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Short-finned pilot whale at surface (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) at surface, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean

Short-Finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Gulf of California, Mexico.