Right Whale

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

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 Whale

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

• 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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