Right whale
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Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale, the North Pacific right whale and the southern right whale. They are classified in the fam
North Pacific right whale in Half Moon Bay, California, 20 March 1982, photo by Jim Scarff
Southern right whale in the breeding grounds at Peninsula Valdés, Patagonia
Orange whale lice on a right whale
Baleen whale
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Baleen whales, also known as whalebone whales, are marine mammals of the parvorder Mysticeti in the infraorder Cetacea, which use baleen plates in their mouths to sieve plankton from the water. Mystic
Baleen whales vary considerably in size and shape, depending on their feeding behavior.
Eschrichtius, Balaenopteridae
Eubalaena, Balaenidae
Megaptera, Balaenopteridae