Pygmy killer whale  (Feresa attenuata)

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Glossary

Cephalopods: From the Greek for ‘head-foot', a class of molluscs that occur only in marine habitats. All species have grasping tentacles, and either an internal or external shell. Includes nautiloids, cuttlefish, squids, octopuses, and extinct ammonites and belemnites.
Cetaceans: A group comprising all whale species, therefore including dolphins and porpoises.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Donahue, M.A. and Perryman, W.L. (2002) Pygmy Killer Whale. In: Perrin, W.F., Würsug, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. Eds. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego, California and London, UK.
  3. CITES (December, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Mills, G. and Hes, L. (1997) The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
  5. Jefferson, T.A., Leatherwood, S. and Webber, M.A. (1993) FAO Species Identification Guide: Marine Mammals of the World. FAO, Rome.
  6. CMS Species Factsheet (January, 2008)
    http://www.cms.int/reports/small_cetaceans/data/F_attenuata/f_attenuata.htm
  7. Reeves, R.R., Smith, B.D., Crespo, E.A. and Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. (2003) Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: 2002–2010 Conservation Action Plan for the World's Cetaceans. IUCN/SSC Cetacean Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  8. NatureServe (January, 2008)
    http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Feresa+attenuata