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Pelorus Jack

dolphin famous for meeting and escorting ships
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Pelorus Jack
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Pelorus Jack

Summary

Pelorus Jack is an individual animal[1]. It draws 293 Wikipedia views per month (individual_animal category, ranking #92 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pelorus Jack's instance of is recorded as individual animal[3].
  • The location of Pelorus Jack was Cook Strait[4].
  • Pelorus Jack's Commons category is recorded as Pelorus Jack (dolphin)[5].
  • Pelorus Jack's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pelorus Jack'}[6].
  • Pelorus Jack's individual of taxon is recorded as Risso's Dolphin[7].

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Definition and Type

Pelorus Jack's instance of is recorded as individual animal[3].

Why It Matters

Pelorus Jack draws 293 Wikipedia views per month (individual_animal category, ranking #92 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pelorus Jack. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pelorus-jack
MLA “Pelorus Jack.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pelorus-jack.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pelorus-jack_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pelorus Jack}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pelorus-jack}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Te papa agent id → 37096
    Location → Cook Strait
    Instance of → individual animal
    Individual of taxon → Risso's Dolphin
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566334205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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