This species is found in all tropical and sub-tropical waters.
Pilot whales are primarily active at night, feeding on squid and small fish.
The dark doesn t bother these whales since they can navigate and find prey using echolocation and can keep track of each other by using whistles. Sadly, Pilot Whales sometimes engage in a peculiar behavior known as mass stranding. Pods of pilot whales will swim directly to shore and beach themselves on land. Ninety five percent of these animals die during such strandings. Even when members of the stranded group are towed out to sea by humans trying to help them, more often than not they return to shore and the other members of their pod.