What’s a cool animal that most people haven’t heard of?

I’m sure you’ve all heard of orcas, also known (misleadingly) as “killer whales.” However, there is another life hidden in the depths of the ocean. One of the more mysterious marine mammals, a Delphine-like master of deception...yes, I'm talking about the false killer whale. Or, to give him a full title: Sir Derp the Dolphin.

Okay, so that whole thing about mystery and deception is basically a joke in its name. It’s true, though, that the false killer whale is less famous than its larger, more striking relative, the orca. If it looks like a big dolphin, that's because it is a big dolphin (like a "real" orca, although not quite as big). All dolphins are "toothed whales" though, so this distinction sometimes seems rather arbitrary.

Here's one, looking frustrated about being tickled by a scuba-wearing pervert. It is called a false killer whale because its skull shape is similar to that of a killer whale. Beyond that, being in the same family - Delphinidae - I'm not sure if it's more closely related to orcas than some other species of dolphins (probably less). Orcas sometimes eat fake killer whales, so they may not be on the baby dolphin's Christmas card list.

So, besides being hipster’s favorite toothed whale, what’s so interesting about it? (You’ve probably never heard of it, and its color is drab and boring, but I think it’s Is a powerful metaphor for life and things. Orcas are mainstream ) first, some perverted stuff. False killer whales have very strong interactions with other dolphin species. Intimate, even.

It is a very social animal and will form huge "pods" of up to 500 individuals. Interestingly, it can also form "pods" with other species, such as bottlenose dolphins. , which has both heterosexual and homosexual encounters with bottlenose dolphins. Mixed species pods - love will find a way. Some encounters between female bottlenose dolphins and male false killer whales have even resulted in the birth of calves in captivity and in the wild. (Although this is very rare.)

This is a shame, because the lifespan of a dolphin is 11/10. False killer whales occasionally have conflicts with pilot whales, but this has resulted in several plane crashes, so this is not recommended. It also interacts "non-aggressively" with several other dolphins (that's not a euphemism, I don't think they "pop"), but on the other hand, it sometimes eats smaller dolphins Species