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North Pacific right whale in Half Moon Bay, California, 20 March 1982, photo by Jim Scarff. The right whales were first classified in the genus Balaena in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, who at the time considered all of the right whales (including the bowhead) as a single species. Through the 19th and 20th centuries, in fact, the family Balaenidae has ...
Adult North Atlantic right whales average 13–16 m (43–52 ft) in length and weigh approximately 40,000 to 70,000 kg (44 to 77 short tons), they are slightly smaller on average than the North Pacific species. [16] The largest measured specimens have been 18.5 m (61 ft) long and 106,000 kg (234,000 lb). [17] Females are larger than males.
The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator, between the latitudes of 20° and 60° south. [5] In 2009 the global population was estimated to be approximately 13,600. [6]
A North Atlantic right whale dives deeper into the water showing off its flukes. A Center for Coastal Studies team was out on Cape Cod Bay Monday searching for right whales aboard the research ...
In the drone video, they observed that younger, smaller whales often swam sideways or facing forward, opening and closing their mouths to find and take in food. Older, bigger whales, meanwhile ...
In 1998 a pair of gray whales was seen showing signs of aggression towards a right whale, chasing it off the coast of California, [31] while in 2012, in the Piltun Bay region of Sakhalin Island's northeast coast, a young adult right whale was seen displaying typical social behavior within a group of critically endangered Western gray whales ...
During the whaling era, they were the “right whale” to harpoon. Now, they are endangered. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Although the southern right whale dolphin is considered abundant, only few confirmed records of the species in the Eastern South Pacific exist. [16] [18] Preliminary boat surveys and stranding and fishery records suggest that southern right whale dolphins may be one of the most common species of cetacean in northern Chile.