The whale was initially identified as a pygmy killer whale but was later updated to a melon-headed whale based on the head and flipper shape. It was thin and a site necropsy found that its ...

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Melon-headed whales, also referred to as little killer ... spiky teeth so they are an oceanic dolphin." Dr Pirotta said the ...

Early reports said the whales were melon-headed whales but Schofield said the species of whale was not clear Thursday afternoon. They could be pygmy whales, he said. NOAA volunteer Jamey Kleinhenz ...