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North Atlantic right whale skeleton found on the Thames in 2010 at Bay Wharf, Greenwich. The whale's scientific name is Eubalaena glacialis, which means "good, or true, whale of the ice". The cladogram is a tool for visualizing and comparing the evolutionary relationships between taxa. The point where a node branches off is analogous to an ...
A female North Atlantic right whale with her calf. During the mating season, which can occur at any time in the North Atlantic, right whales gather into "surface-active groups" made up of as many as 20 males consorting a single female. The female has her belly to the surface while the males stroke her with their flippers or keep her underwater.
New estimate for endangered right whale population in 2023 shows a slight increase, but scientists fear it could be temporary after a deadly 2024
The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the season has been spotted by a boater off South Carolina. Scientists are also tracking several adult whales who may give birth in the coming weeks.
A female North Atlantic right whale named Bocce appears belly up in a surface active group on Feb. 12 in southern New England waters. Compared to this year's 11 calves, in 2022 there were 15 ...
However, based on data from other whale species, only 5-17% of strikes are detected, so the total number may be higher. [7] North Atlantic right whales are more vulnerable to ship strikes than other whales because right whales spend more time in coastal areas at the surface of the ocean and do not exhibit vessel-avoidance behavior. [8]
The first North Atlantic right whale of the 2024-2025 calving season was spotted recently, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute has reported. A female whale nicknamed "Black Heart ...
North Atlantic right whales are considered to be the most critically endangered mammals, [4] with the populations continuously declining. Large whales have low rates of reproduction, in turn, creating low recovery rates. The life expectancy for a right whale is 60 years.