Right Whale
Right whales (genus Eubalaena) are baleen whales that were named by whalers who considered them the "right" whales to hunt, since they were rich in blubber, they were easy to catch (they are relatively slow swimmers), ...
Right Whale
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
name for whales of the family Balaenidae.
Right whales are the rarest of all large whales. There are several species, but all are identified by enormous heads, which can measure up to one-third of their total body length.
Right whale dolphins feed on squid and fish, particularly lanternfish.
Life History ...
Right Whale to Kill
The whalers considered the northern right whales both Atlantic and Pacific species to be "the right whale to kill". They moved slowly, were rich in oil and baleen, and tended to float after being killed.
Right whales produce a variety of vocal sounds as well as percussive sounds of breaching, flipper slapping, and tail slapping. A distinctive clacking sound has been described for these whales as they feed at the surface.
Right whales are named as such because whalers considered them the right whales to hunt.
Subspecies
Status uncertain - possibly a subspecies.
Life span
Unknown.
Right whales lack a dorsal fin; therefore, they have a large, flat back. They are dark gray or black and have "bumps" called callosities, on their head.
Right Whales are slow, skimmer-feeders. Their baleen plates, up to 2 metres long, filter out plankton and krill (small shrimp-like crustaceans) as they cruise along the surface. They seldom reach a speed of 9km/hr.
The right whale is usually found in temperate waters, although some move just north of the Arctic Circle or just south of the Tropic of Cancer. It is found closer to land, especially during the breeding season, than are most large whales.
The right whale belongs to the suborder Mysticeti, and is characterized by a symmetrical skull, paired blowholes, and rows of baleen plates for feeding on plankton.
Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
The Northern Right Whale
The Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) belongs to the baleen family of whales and is considered very endangered with a population estimated at less than 300.
Right whales are filter feeders. They skim near the surface of the water feeding on small crustaceans such as copepods, krill, and euphausiids. They swim near the surface with their mouth open taking in water and crustaceans.
Southern Right Whale - profile
Scientific name: Eubalaena australis
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
National conservation status: Endangered ...
What Is The Right Whales Population? Photo:NOAA
The Northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is the rarest of all large whale species, as well as one of the rarest of all marine mammals. What is the right whales population?
Right Whale Length - Received from Elizabeth in Birdsboro,PA.
Q: The length of the right whale ...
Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
The right whale is classified as a member of the order Cetacea (Whales) and is a member of the family Balaenidae. It grows up to sixty feet long, and is twelve to eighteen feet long at birth.
Right whales feed largely on copepods, which they catch by swimming slowly, with their mouths open, through concentrations of these crustaceans. Water flows into the huge mouth and out between the baleen plates.
RIGHT WHALE
Baleen whales with a huge head and an arched mouth.
RING-TAILED LEMUR
A large-eyed primate from Madagascar.
The right whales have been driven nearly to extinction as the species preferred by commercial whalers and have been hunted in spite of international bans.
Pygmy Right Whale (C. marginata)
Suborder Odontoceti (Toothed whales) (cont. below)
Delphinidae
(Oceanic dolphins) ...
Southern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii)
Collared plover (Charadrius collaris)
Two-banded plover (Charadrius falklandicus)
Pink-footed shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) ...
Southern Right Whale
Southern Right Whale Illustration
Southern Silver Drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus (Gunther, 1886)
Southern Smiler, Opistognathus jacksoniensis
Southern Smiler, Opistognathus jacksoniensis Macleay, 1881 ...
There are 15 species of baleen whales that are divided into four subgroups: right whales, rorquals, the grey whale and the pygmy right whale.
A few, on the other hand, have a very restricted range, the Greenland right whale (Balaena mysticetus) being, for instance, limited to the zone of the northern circumpolar ice, while no corresponding species occurs in the southern hemisphere.
They are closely related to the Right whale and share with it the hunting-friendly characteristics of slow swimming and floating after death. Before commercial whaling, there were over 50,000 Bowhead whales in the north polar region (estimated).
The right whale skims the water with its mouth open to draw in water and food. The humpback takes great swallows of water and then filters out the food. The odontocetous, or toothed whales, have one blow hole and teeth that can cut up food.
Humpback whales sink when harpooned, and their oil is not of as good quality as that of the right whale, but a 15 metre humpback can yield up to 33 barrels (5,455 litres) of oil, so it was still a good catch.
Collisions with ships and entanglement in fishing gear threaten the North Atlantic right whale with extinction, ...
Whales include the Blue whale, Fin whale, Sei whale, Southern right whale, Humpback whale, Minke whale, Sperm whale, Killer whale or Orca, Southern bottlenose whale, Blackfish, Dusky dolphin, Cruciger dolphin, and Spectacled porpoise.
CETACEA: Balaenidae (Right and Bowhead Whales)
Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Northern Right Whale*
Eubalaena glacialis ...
Toothed whales include dolphins, porpoises, belugas, narwhals, sperm whales, river dolphins, and beaked whales. Baleen whales are represented by 11 species, including the right whale, gray whale, blue whale, and humpback whale.
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Of the 11 species, nine currently have population estimates far below pre-whaling numbers. Recent population estimates for the blue and right whales total a small fraction of their numbers just over 100 years ago. See population and status table.
These include the baleen whale families Balaenopteridae (rorqual whales, including the blue whale) and Balaenidae (right whales), and the toothed whale families Delphinidae (dolphins and killer whales), Physeteridae (sperm whales), ...
Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Palo Duro Mouse (Peromyscus truei comanche)
Piñon Mouse (Peromyscus truei) ...
 See also: Whale, Dolphin, Southern Right Whale, Shark, Rabbit
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