First Report of Pygmy Killer Whales (Feresa attenuata) in Cuba

• Published in: Aquatic Mammals
• Main Authors: Alvarez-Aleman, Anmari, Gonzalez-Socoloske, Daniel, Garcia-Dulzaides, Boris, Rodriguez-Viera, Leandro
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ Andrews University 2021
• Subjects: Marine Biology; Killer Whale
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/3146; https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.47.1.2021.71; https://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2112:first-report-of-pygmy-killer-whales-feresa-attenuata-in-cuba&catid=199&Itemid=326

The article reports on the first sighting of pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) in Cuba. Also cited are the similarities of the whales to the melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) and false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), the differences in the behavior of Feresa attenuata and Peponocephala electra, and the stranding of two injured Feresa attenuata, which were treated with oxytetracycline and vitamin complex and released to the ocean.