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Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 3, February 0, March 1, April 1, May 4, June 22, July 12, August 124, September 108, October 37, November 56, December 4.
Argentina372
Chubut337
South Africa178
Western Cape168
Australia83
South Australia43
Western Australia29
Buenos Aires23
Eastern Cape9
Brazil8

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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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