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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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Where do endangered whales live?
Endangered whales live in every ocean in the world. On the endangered list are right whales, blue whales, humpback whales and fin whales among others.
Where right whales live?
all oceans
What kind of oceans do right whales live in?
The right whale can live in the Atlantic Ocean.
Which whales live in Antarctica?
The humpback, minke, sei, southern, right and blue fin whales all live in Antarctica. Many of these whales are endangered or on the brink of extinction.
Are right whales baleen whale?
Yes, right whales are baleen whales. They have no teeth. They have baleen, whalebone, to strain out water and keep in plankton, krill and shrimp to swallow and eat.
Where in South America do Southern Right Whales live?
in the tree tops (:
Are right whales ballean whales?
No. Baleen whales and Right whales are both different types.
Do whales live in the grassland?
No, because whales must live in the water, it is impossible for whales to live in the grassland.
Do whales live in taigas?
No, whales can not live in taigas.
Where do whales live in Alaska?
In Southeast Alaska, mainly humpbacks. You can also see killer whales and Dall's and harbor porpoises. In Cook Inlet you can see beluga whales. Off Kodiak Island you can see fin and humpback whales. In northern Alaska, you can see bowhead whales.
Do right whales eat other right whales?
no Right Whales eat small little fish
What kind of whales live off the coast of South Carolina?
Right whales travel off the coast of South Carolina. There are only about 400 in existence.
