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![[Pilot Whale]](pilot.jpg)
Squid do not stand a chance against the pilot whale's short, blunt jaws and widely spaced teeth.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN E. HEYNING
Heyning, John E. Masters of the Ocean Realm: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1995), p.
42.
![[Common Dolphin]](comdolf.jpg)
Most small dolphins, like this short-beaked common dolphin, have long, slender teeth, which they use to capture fish and squid.
LACM 84134; JOHN E. HEYNING
Heyning, John E. Masters of the Ocean Realm: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1995), p. 43.
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