Pilot whales, specifically long-finned pilot whales, are found throughout the cold waters of the southern hemisphere, including off of New Zealand, according to the Department of Conservation.

Rescuers are trying to free a pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded off the Australian island of Tasmania. Around 470 whales are in the pod, more than half of which have already died ...

In contrast, long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) prefer cooler temperate waters and are more commonly found closer to the southern tip of Africa, particularly in the nutrient-rich ...

The fjord, which is passed by the Gulf Stream coming up from Scotland, is visited by orcas, minke, humpback, sperm, and long-finned pilot whales. Blue whales have recently made a return.

Colombo, December 17 (Daily Mirror) - A short-finned pilot whale was found ashore near the beach close to the Bambalapitiya Railway Station last night, but the cause of its arrival on the coast ...