{"id":2566,"date":"2007-07-30T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T08:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/30\/false-orcafalse-killer-whale\/"},"modified":"2020-02-11T16:31:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T17:31:04","slug":"false-orcafalse-killer-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/false-orcafalse-killer-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"False killer whale fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>The false killer
\nwhale got its name because it shares similar characteristics with the orca<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0although they are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not directly related.
\nLike orcas<\/a><\/i> they can attack dolphins and whales, including sperm whales<\/i><\/a>;\u00a0although they more commonly feed on large fish and <\/span>cephalopods<\/span> (squid<\/a> and\u00a0octopus).\u00a0 False killer whales have a bad
\nreputation, especially among fishermen because they often take large fish from <\/span>longlines<\/span>. They are not shy of\u00a0boats and are frequently seen riding bow waves. Groups are usually made up of\u00a010 \u2013 60 individuals, although groups may join to form <\/span>superpods<\/span> of hundreds. False\u00a0killer whales are found in tropical to warm temperate waters, but it is not\u00a0known if they migrate as not much is known about their populations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the Azores false\u00a0killer whales are sighted occasionally, sometimes with other species such as
\nbottlenose dolphins<\/a><\/i>.<\/span>Length:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Male: 6 m<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Female: 5 m<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Calf:\u00a0 1.5 \u2013 2.1 m<\/span>
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\nWeight:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Male: 2,000 kg<\/span>
\n\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Calf:\u00a0 80 kg<\/span>
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\nGlobal population:\u00a0<\/b>c.325,000\u00a0<\/span>(population trend unknown)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Status:\u00a0<\/b>Data Deficient<\/span>
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\nDiet: <\/b>Large fish such as tuna,\u00a0cephalopods (squid<\/a> and octopus), marine mammals<\/span>
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\nTeeth:\u00a0<\/b>32\u00a0\u2013 44<\/span>
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\nLongevity:\u00a0<\/b>20 years<\/span>
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\nBreeding age: <\/b>Unknown<\/span>
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\nGestation:\u00a0<\/b>11 months<\/span>
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\nNursing:\u00a0<\/b>18 months<\/span><\/p>\n

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Portuguese: Falsa-orca<\/span><\/div>\n
Spanish: Falsa-orca<\/span><\/div>\n
French: Fausse orque<\/span>
\nItalian: P<\/span>seudorca<\/div>\n
German: Kleiner Schwertwal, Unechter Schwertwal<\/span>
\nDutch:\u00a0\u00a0Zwarte zwaardwalvis\u00a0<\/span>
\nSwedish: Halvsp\u00e4ckhuggare, falsk sp\u00e4ckhuggare<\/span>
\nNorwegian:\u00a0<\/span>Falsk spekkhogger<\/div>\n
Danish: Halvsp\u00e6khugger<\/span><\/div>\n
Finnish: Pikkumiekkavalas<\/span><\/p>\n
Polish: Szablogrzbiet<\/div>\n
Russian: Chornaya kasatka, malaya kasatka<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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