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Dolphins

           False Killer Whale

                (Pseudorca crassidens)

        Lives in groups of 10-50 individuals                              KINGDOM
        Named for the similarity of its skull to that of a killer whale,  Animalia
        not its external appearance
        Has large, conical teeth that are very similar to those of the    PHYLUM
        killer Whale                                                      Chordata
        Acrobatic and entertaining
        His body is covered mostly in black                               CLASS
        Found in the deep waters of the Arabian Sea, the Sea of Oman      Mammalia
        and the rest seas of the Arabian Peninsula
        Up to 6m long                                                     ORDER
        Nearly 2,000kg weight                                             Cetartiodactyla

© G.Minton/ESO, 2021                                                      FAMILY
                                                                          Delphinidae

                                                                          GENUS
                                                                          Pseudorca

                                                                          NT  Near Threatened
                                                                              (2018)

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