Where do right whales live?

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2026-05-11 20:35

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Here are some facts about the northern right whale:

  • Average Length: (Adult) 36-59 ft (Newborn) 15-20 ft
  • Average Weight: (Adult) 30-80 tons (Birth) 1 ton
  • Population: Northern ~ 300-400
  • Diet: Krill or other crustaceans
  • Threats: Fishing gear entanglements and ship strikes
  • Right whales were originally named by whalers because they were considered the "right" whales to hunt- full of oil and easy to catch
  • Southern Right whales sometimes raise their flukes at right angles to the wind and use them as sails, allowing themselves to be blown along through the water
  • Right whales often breach, sometimes up to 10 times or more in a row
  • The Northern Right whale is the most endangered whale in the ocean; about 300 in the N.Atlantic and possibly a handful in the N. Pacific
  • The Right whale's baleen is 12 inches long
  • Lifespan is unkown but it to be said they life more than 70 years
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