Melon-headed whale
Peponocephala electra
ok. 2,6 mAdult individual
total length
total length
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- Mass
- około 209 kg według NOAADorosłe osobniki
Melon-headed whale — size comparison
The melon-headed whale has a rounded head without a long beak and a dark, slender body. It occurs in warm seas, chiefly above deep water. Near oceanic islands i
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approx. 2.6 m
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Melon-headed whale — size comparison — facts and sources
The melon-headed whale has a rounded head without a long beak and a dark, slender body. It occurs in warm seas, chiefly above deep water. Near oceanic islands it may approach land where the seabed drops steeply.
It feeds on fish and squid. Strongly social, it gathers in groups of hundreds, exceptionally around a thousand. Compact groups travel together, so a sighting often involves many animals at once.