Southern right whale

Southern right whale

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenidae
Species : Eubalaena australis

 

The Southern right whale is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the southern right whale

Description: The Southern Right Whale is similar is shape to the Bowhead, being large and stocky, but slightly smaller. (Full text)

Helena Bay in one season, and today southern right whales are among the rarest in the world. (Full text)

Like the North Atlantic right whale, the southern right whale is a medium-sized, stocky, baleen whale. (Full text)

Southern right whales are endangered but have a population of 3000-5000 animals. (Full text)

Southern Right Whales are found seasonally around Australia, South Africa, South America and New Zealand. (Full text)

Southern right whales on the comeback wave You Are Here: FrontPage Local News Thursday, October 23, 2003 - Web posted at 7:21:46 GMT Southern right whales on the comeback wave MAGGI BARNARD STUDIES are underway in Namibian waters to determine whether southern right whales are riding a comeback wave as they are in South African waters. (Full text)

Surface Behaviour: The blow (a cloud of vapour produced by condensation when the whale exhales) of the southern right whale is a bushy, V-shaped fan of mist up to 5m tall. (Full text)

The body of a Southern Right Whale is round and lacks any ridge or fin on the back. (Full text)

The Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) is so called because they were thought to be the "right" whale to catch. (Full text)

The Southern Right Whale is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)

The Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis, is the only southern hemisphere representative of the mysticete (baleen) whale family Balaenidae. (Full text)

Eubalaena australis is on average between 16 and 18 meters long at maturity, males being slightly shorter than females. (Full text)

- ABC Online, Whale tangled in fishing gear Mar 26, 2005A JUVENILE southern right whale is tangled in international fishing gear from its mouth to its fin off the southern coast of Western Australia. (Full text)

Diet: Krill and/or other crustaceans Behaviour: Southern right whales are slow swimmers but are often seen partaking in acrobatic activities! (Full text)

The Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis, is found in the southern hemisphere. (Full text)

Now, slowly recovering, Southern Right whales are found traveling the Southern Ocean from South Africa's coastline in winter where they breed to Antarctic feeding grounds during the summer months. (Full text)

The Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis is a large black stocky whale that has a number of features making identification relatively easy. (Full text)

Description: The Southern Right Whale is similar is shape to the Bowhead, being large and stocky, but slightly smaller. (Full text)

Once pushed to the edge of extinction, southern right whales are now riding the comeback wave. (Full text)

Eubalaena australis is on average between 16-18 m long at maturity, males being slightly shorter than females. (Full text)

Come forth into the light of things,Let Nature be your TeacherWilliamWordsworth (1770-1850) The Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) is a regular visitor to the West Coast. (Full text)

The Southern Right whale is vulnerable, but it was endangered. (Full text)

Whaling The Southern Right whales are vulnerable. (Full text)

Conservation Status: The Southern Right Whale is endangered in the wild (Full text)

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