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North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 78, February 68, March 105, April 251, May 463, June 306, July 255, August 235, September 206, October 173, November 101, December 91.
Canada7,210
Quebec2,332
Newfoundland and Labrador2,236
New Brunswick2,173
United States1,973
Massachusetts914
Maine470
Nova Scotia419
Georgia101
North Carolina65

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.Checked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyBowhead and Right Whales · Balaenidae
GenusRight Whales · Eubalaena

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