The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation
Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Northern Right Whales are one of the rarest and most endangered whales in the whole world. These large baleen whales have a scientific name that means "right or true whale of the ice." Whalers named them Right whales because they were considered the "right" whales to hunt to get the most blubber and oil. Right whales reach lengths between 20-60 feet, and can weigh anywhere from 30 to 100 tons. These slow moving gentle giants can be identified by their lack of a dorsal fin, and by the hardened white or tan bumps on their heads called
|
