领航鲸

For a week, these pilot whales, mostly mothers and calves, had been spotted swimming together.

这群领航鲸主要为雌性和幼鲸，前一周以来它们一直在一起游弋。

Its fishermen have not killed any bottlenose dolphins since the current season began last month, although they have slaughtered dozens of pilot whales, which are members of the dolphin family.

当地渔民在上月起尽管捕杀了几十条领航鲸（属于海豚科），却没有猎杀一条宽吻海豚。

Long-finned pilot whales have been a staple of the Faroese diet since at least the ninth century, with an average of 850 whales taken annually.

自从至少十九世纪起，长鳍领航鲸应经成为法罗人的日常主食，平均每年有850头鲸鱼被吃掉。

More than 180 pilot whales were slaughtered this year in the annual whale killing event in Denmark´s Faroe Islands, making the coastline red with blood.

近日，丹麦属地法罗群岛的居民举行了一年一度的´杀鲸大会´，180多头领航鲸被杀掉，鲜血染红了海岸线。´

The new policy was announced last year as more than 70 long-finned pilot whales died after beaching themselves on a remote south-west Australian beach.

去年，在偏远的澳洲西北海岸，有70多头长鳍领航鲸搁浅死亡。 这一事件发生以后，相关组织公布了安乐死的新政策。