▁in ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Indian ▁O ce ans . ▁Its ▁range ▁is ▁moving ▁north ward ▁due ▁to ▁global ▁war ming . ▁In ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁males ▁average ▁, ▁and ▁females ▁. ▁It ▁generally ▁has ▁a ▁stock y ▁build ▁with ▁black ▁to ▁dark ▁gray / b rown ▁skin , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁from ▁its ▁counter part ▁by ▁shorter ▁f li ppers , ▁fewer ▁teeth , ▁and ▁a ▁shorter ▁be ak . ▁They ▁are ▁though ▁to ▁purs ue ▁fast - mov ing ▁squ id ▁typically ▁at ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁, ▁but ▁the ▁maximum ▁recorded ▁depth ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁short - f inned ▁pilot ▁wh ale ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁highly ▁play ful ▁and ▁social . ▁It ▁typically ▁travel s ▁in ▁pod s ▁of ▁ 1 0 – 3 0 ▁members , ▁typically ▁family , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁observed ▁moving ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁several ▁hundred . ▁Like ▁k iller ▁wh ales , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁mat ril ine al ▁social ▁hierarchy ▁with ▁an ▁elder ▁female ▁at ▁the ▁head , ▁and ▁a ▁s izable ▁post - re product ive ▁lif es pan . ▁It ▁is ▁pol yg yn ous , ▁and ▁females ▁often ▁out number ▁males ▁ 8 : 1 ▁in ▁a ▁pod . ▁ ▁Pod s ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁mass ▁str and , ▁possibly ▁due ▁to ▁she er ▁accident , ▁geom agnet ic ▁anom al ies ▁affected ▁b ios on ar , ▁injury ▁from ▁loud ▁military ▁son ar , ▁or ▁disease . ▁It ▁was ▁histor ically ▁wh aled , ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁wh