southern right whale
Callosities identify individuals
A large baleen whale found in southern hemisphere waters, distinguished by callosities on its head and lack of a dorsal fin.
The name "right" comes from early whalers who considered it the "right" whale to hunt—slow-moving, rich in oil, and conveniently buoyant when killed.
Southern right whales migrate between Antarctic feeding grounds and warmer coastal waters for breeding.
- baleenWhale's filtering bristles
- humpbackBaleen whale species
- calvingIce mass separation
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- flukesParasitic flatworms or lucky accidents
breaching · deep diver · krill · migration · Antarctica · cetacean · sea mammal · endangered · marine conservation · pod · calf · ocean · tail · spout · plankton · flippers · mammal · blubber
southern right whalesperm whale
Giant toothed marine mammal
orca · killer whale · toothed whale · pilot whale · bottlenose dolphin
south, southern, southerly, southerner, southward, southwards, southernmost, right, rights