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Figure 95. — Entire herds of false killer whales sometimes strand themselves. In this dorsal view of an animal stranded in southeastern Florida, 

 note the extremely distinctive "hump" on the forward margin of the flippers and the narrow head, tapering towards the tip of the snout. (Photo 

 byJ.KroL) 



Figure 96. — False killer whales have from 8 to 11 large, conspicuous teeth in each side of 

 each jaw. These teeth are often visible in swimming animals, particularly when they are 

 engaged in their obnoxious habit of stealing fish from the lines of fishermen. The teeth are so 

 distinctive that they can also be used to identify even a badly decomposed stranded 

 specimen. (Photo, courtesy of Sea L^e Park, Haiuaii) 



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