North Atlantic Right Whale
North Atlantic right whale is an
interesting animal.
Its Latin name is Eubalaena glacialis and it is the Right Whale that is found in northern Atlantic waters.
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They are up to 17 meters long and weigh up to 70 tons.
Like many other right whales, their mouth begins above the eye, they have no dorsal fin; and on their heads they have callosities.
They eat zooplankton and krill.
Most of them are found in western Atlantic waters, along the coast of America, while the eastern populations along European coasts have virtually vanished.
The western populations migrate between the coast of Maine, Newfoundland and Labrador which are their summer feeding grounds, and the coasts of Florida and Georgia, which are their winter breeding grounds.
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They can live for at least 50 years.
There are about 400 whales left of this species.
Like other right whales, they were hunted in the old whaling days, when their populations decreased considerably.
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