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Long-finned Pilot Whale – Globicephala melas

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Long-finned Pilot Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale

Sound clips

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Sound clips courtesy of Centre for Whale Research and the Royal Australian Navy. Photos by Christine Erbe.

References Selected publications

Courts R, Erbe C, Wellard R, Boisseau O, Jenner KC, Jenner M-N (2020) Australian long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) emit stereotypical, variable, biphonic, multi-component, and sequenced vocalisations, similar to those recorded in the northern hemisphere. Sci Rep 10 (1):20609. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74111-y