Facts
| Weight | Females: | up to 1300 kg (2,900 pounds) |
| Males: | up to 2300 kg (5,000 pounds) | |
| Length | Females: | up to 5,9 meter (19 feet) |
| Males: | up to 6,7 meter (22 feet) | |
| Lifespan | Females: | up to 60 years |
| Males: | up to 45 years |
PS: The long-finned pilot whale has more neocortical neurons than any mammal studied to date, in fact having almost twice as many as humans…
Long-finned pilot whale – Photo credit: Howard Goldstein, courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography/ UCSD and R/V Roger Revelle