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- Habitat: Shallow, coastal watersAnimal Diversity Web: North Atlantic Right Whale
- Diet: CarnivorousNational Geographic: Right Whale
- Size: 50 feetNational Geographic: Right Whale
- Weight: 70 tonsNational Geographic: Right Whale
- Life span: 67 yearsAnimal Diversity Web: North Atlantic Right Whale
- Endangered: YesNational Geographic: Right Whale
- Predators: Killer whale, humansAnimal Corner: Right Whales
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The right whale is a large baleen whale. The name may have been given to this cetacean by whalers who considered it the "right" whale to hunt, or perhaps right was being used as a synonym for "true", meaning that the right whale was "typical of whales in general". The right whale has been protected since the 1930s but is still the most endangered whale species.American Cetacean Society: Right Whale
Physical Description
The right whale is black with a white patch on the belly. It has a large head which comprises up to one-third of its total body length.National Geographic: Right Whale It has a narrow, curved upper jaw which is covered by hard skin patches. Both the upper and lower jaw are curved.Animal Diversity Web: North Atlantic Right WhaleDistribution
Right whales are found worldwide. They migrate to cold waters for feeding and to warm waters for breeding, giving birth in coastal areas.American Cetacean Society: Right Whale The North Atlantic Right Whale ranges from the Gulf of Mexico up to the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland. The North Pacific Right Whale ranges from the southeast Bering Sea to the Okhotsk Sea.Animal Diversity Web: North Atlantic Right Whale Southern Right Whales, found only in the southern hemisphere, are generally found in sub-Antarctic waters.MarineBio:Eubalaena Australis-
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Right Whale Questions
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How smart are Blue Whales? 3 AnswersThe blue whale's brain is nearly ten times the size of a human brain and weighs in at 6kg, compared to the 1.4kg of a human brain. So, the blue whale must be p... read more -
Whale Wars -- Saviors or terrorists? 2 AnswersI have not seen the show, but I know the practice and checked out a couple YouTube clips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpXYOGZ9tQ ... read more
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Right Whale Fun Stuff
- Kids Can Travel: Facts About Southern Right Whales
- New England Aquarium: Right Whale Identification Game
- National Geographic Xpeditions: Lesson Plans - Right Whales And People
- EnchantedLearning.com: Right Whale Coloring Page
- IvoryBill.com: April Endangered Wildlife Calendar, Right Whale
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i wanna go to whale park right now :P
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@josephws he says if we make them whale-safe thatd be awesome, right?
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is going to see a right whale tomorrow. I wish I had my SCUBA gear.
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I feel like a whale right now.
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In all the dozens of times I've seen the Fail Whale, I only just now noticed half the birds are flying to the left, the others to the right.
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