Species in the family Balaenidae Results 1 - 4
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North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
The North Atlantic right whale is currently one of the rarest large whales in the world, having been drastically reduced to critic...  More
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North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Information on the North Pacific right whale is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  0 Videos
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Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Known as a right whale because during the height of whaling efforts, this was the ‘right’ whale to catch, as it is large, slow-mov...  More
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Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
The bowhead whale is so-called because of its bow-shaped mouth and is black in colour with a whitish chin patch, broken by a 'neck...  More

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