False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
Above and below: Pseudorca! False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (5/29/2011). Brian Patteson said this was only the sixth time he'd encountered this species on his trips. This species wanders the tropical and temperate seas of the world and will attack and kill other cetaceans. It is the only member of its genus (Pseudorca) and is not closely related to true Orcas.