Lives of Whales
North
Atlantic right whale
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Average length (m):
13.5-17
(females are larger)
Average weight (tonnes):
40-80
Conservation:
Heavily reduced by whaling up to the late
19th century, the largest stock remaining is
in the western North Atlantic and numbers only
about 300 animals. This is one of the most endangered
species of great whale.
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