Table 3. Sightings of cetacean schools by species.
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Species
|
Schools
|
Indiv.
|
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Humpback whale (Megaptera
novaeangliae)
|
129
|
232
|
Fin whale (Balaenoptera
physalus)
|
80
|
207
|
Minke whale (B. bonaerensis)
|
75
|
119
|
Hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus
cruciger)
|
19
|
86
|
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
|
14
|
61
|
Southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon
planifrons)
|
14
|
34
|
Peale’s dolphin (L.
australis)
|
9
|
46
|
Dusky dolphin (L. obscurus)
|
4
|
15
|
Southern right whale (Eubalaena
australis)
|
4
|
7
|
Sei whale (B. borealis)
|
4
|
11
|
Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala
melas)
|
2
|
38
|
Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius
cavirostris)
|
2
|
4
|
Sperm whale (Physeter
macrocephalus)
|
2
|
6
|
Strap-toothed whale (Mesoplodon
layardii)
|
1
|
1
|
Unidentified cetacean spp.
|
5
|
9
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