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	Right whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Right whales are easily distinguished from other whales by the large number of callosities on their heads, a thick back without a dorsal fin, and a long dropping mouth that begins high above the eye and the arches round beneath it.
		Right whales were named because whalers thought they were the 'right' whale to hunt, for several reasons.
		Hunting of right whales began as early as the 11th century in the Bay of Biscay, and continued throughout the centuries until the Atlantic population was commercially extinct.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Right_whale (1498 words)

	Right whale -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Right whales have between 250 and 350 (A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets) baleen plates on each side of the mouth.
		Hunting of right whales began as early as the 11th century in the (An arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain) Bay of Biscay, and continued throughout the centuries until the Atlantic population was commercially extinct.
		The Northern Right Whales are the most (additional info and facts about endangered) endangered of all large (Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head) whales and two of the most endangered animals in the world.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/right_whale.htm (1515 words)

	RIGHT WHALE
		Right whales were named by whalers who considered them the "right" whales to hunt, since they were rich in blubber, they were easy to catch (they are relatively slow swimmers) and they floated after being killed.
		Right whales (like all baleen whales) are seasonal feeders and carnivores that filter feed plankton and tiny crustaceans like copepods, krill, pteropods, etc., from the water.
		Northern right whales are near extinction due to past hunting pressures and are an endangered species; it is estimated that there are 500-1,000 northern right whales alive and they are near extinction.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/whales/species/Rightwhale.shtml (810 words)

	Northern Right Whale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The northern right whale is an extraordinary creature who's existence on earth has been threatened since as early as 800 years ago when it was given its common name of the "right " whale to hunt.
		This commercial hunting caused the Right Whale to be noted as scarce as early as the nineteenth century and by 1935, the species had declined so much in numbers that the League of Nations had most whaling nations agree to stop hunting the whale.
		This means that the right whale has the smallest total population of all the great whales with exceptional of the Bowhead whale.
	www.orecity.k12.or.us /ochs/departments/science/species/northern_right_whale.html (1204 words)

	Right Whales, Fundy Whales, New Brunswick
		Right Whales were regarded by Nineteenth century whalers as the 'right' whales for their industry.
		All Right whales are protected internationally under the convention for the regulation of whaling and have not been actively hunted since 1935.
		The Right whale is an inquisitive and playful whale and has been observed poking, bumping or pushing objects around that are in the water.
	new-brunswick.net /new-brunswick/whales/rightwhale.html (643 words)

	Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
		Right whales were so named by early whalers because they were the "right" whale to kill — they are slow swimmers and were thus easily caught, floated when dead, and produced large quantities of oil and baleen.
		Right whales spend spring, summer, and autumn at high latitude feeding grounds and migrate to more southerly, warmer waters in winter for mating and calving.
		Right whale sounds appear to differ with changing behavior and, thus, may be important in communication.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/eubaglac.htm (338 words)

	Mcomingback
		There is also a speculation that Sei whales compete for the same food resources and their expanded number may be partly playing the roll in the depletion of northern right whales (Mitchell 1975 and Scarff 1986: cited in NMFS 1991).
		Northern right whales are slow moving and their behavior such as resting at the surface, surface courtship groups, surface skim feeding and tendency to feed closer to the shore makes them more vulnerable to be struck by ships and tangled in fishing gear.
		Northern elephant seals are the largest pinnipeds in the northern hemisphere, and are surpassed in size only by the southern elephant seal in the southern hemisphere (Allen, 1972).
	kingfish.coastal.edu /marine/375/Mcomingback.htm (2446 words)

	Northern Right Whale
		The name "right whale" supposedly comes from early whalers determining that it was the "right" whale to hunt, and, because of this, the Northern Right Whale faces extinction and is the most endangered large whale in the world.
		The life-span of the Northern Right Whale is unknown.
		Northern Right Whales are extremely active in the water, often leaping out completely, slapping their tail fins, and hanging upside down underwater.
	www.unitedstatesfauna.com /northernrightwhale.php (443 words)

	Whale Watching Sites in Nova Scotia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Right whales are no longer seen in certain inshore areas (where they once were common) such as Delaware Bay, Long Island, and in the Strait of Belle Isle between Newfoundland and Labrador.
		The right whale is particularly susceptible to the dangers posed by ships and equipment because of its habits of resting near and on the surface as well as surface courtship and skim-feeding.
		Six percent of known right whale deaths between 1970 and 1994 were caused by entanglements, and 57 percent of right whales have scars which are believed to be from fishing gear.
	www.valleyweb.com /whalewatch (1046 words)

	Northern right whales in Florida: Florida's right whale nursery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hunters named the right whale; it was the "right" whale to hunt because it moves slowly, travels close to shore and floats when dead.
		When volunteers learn how to spot right whales, Albert said there 5 characteristics that they learn to look for that set right whales apart: a triangular tail, short flippers, a V-shaped spout, lack of a dorsal fin, and callosities, which are horny bumps around the head.
		Right whales do breach in their summer home, the colder waters around Massachusetts and Canada's Bay of Fundy, where they are known to cavort in social groups.
	www.ecofloridamag.com /archived/right_whales.htm (3176 words)

	Animal Info - North Atlantic Right Whale
		Right whales are " skim feeders", moving slowly through the water with their mouths partially open, continuously straining the food items with their long baleen.
		The North Atlantic right whale occurs in the Atlantic Ocean: during the summer from Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the Norwegian Sea south to Massachusetts and the Bay of Biscay; during the winter it ranges south to Florida and the Golfo de Cintra (23°N), Western Sahara.
		Right whales are "skim feeders", moving slowly through the water with their mouths partially open, continuously straining the food items with their long baleen.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/cetacean/eubaglac.htm (1595 words)

	Resources on the Right Whale from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alaska Sea Grant ASJ Right Whales Return:...review of the photographs taken on this research cruise confirmed that the calf researchers first claimed to have spotted was in fact a juvenile right whale.
		STRANDED RIGHT WHALE WASHES ASHORE: The northern right whale is the most endangered large whale in the world, facing a high likelihood of extinction largely due to human impact on the species.
		Whales: On the Trail of the Northern Atlantic Right Whale The New England Aquarium and the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has initiated a...
	mongabay.org /conservation/Right_Whale.htm (1096 words)

	North Atlantic Right Whale
		Today, researchers estimate that there are some 300 right whales in the North Atlantic and that the growth rate of this population is three times slower than that of their cousin, the southern right whale.
		The right whale has virtually disappeared from the coasts of Europe, while in the St. Lawrence a few individuals were sighted by research teams on the north shore of the Gulf between 1976 and 1989.
		At one time the right whale was abundant in the St. Lawrence, but it was intensively hunted by the Basque, whose presence is reflected in the place names along the banks of this river.
	www.baleinesendirect.net /eng/1/1-3-2-10.html (631 words)

	Animal Encyclopedia: Northern Right Whale
		They're not the fastest swimmers, but northern right whales pull off some surprisingly gymnastic maneuvers, considering that they can weigh more than 200,000 pounds.
		Right whales live in the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific oceans--but scientists say the total population could be as low as 500.
		Hunted by the tens of thousands up through the 1800s, right whales were in danger of extinction by 1860.
	www.animaland.org /asp/encyclopedia/northernrightwhale.asp (256 words)

	ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION TO INCREASE WITH 500-YARD BUFFER ZONE TO PREVENT SHIP STRIKES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The most endangered whale in U.S. waters, the northern right whale found off the Atlantic coast, may soon be protected by a 500-yard buffer zone being proposed to reduce human-induced disturbance and help prevent boats from hitting the slow-moving animal, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today.
		A few New England whale-watching operations may target right whales in the early spring when other species are less likely to be in the area, and these operations may need to be delayed or focus on other marine mammals early in the year.
		Endangered since 1972, the Atlantic northern right whale is found off the eastern seaboard, where it makes a yearly trek from feeding grounds off the Maine-Nova Scotia coast to Florida waters where the animal breeds and nurses calves.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /pr96/aug96/noaa96-r158.html (610 words)

	Encyclopedia: Cetacea
		There are many misconceptions about cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), the most common of which is the idea that cetaceans are fish.
		The cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are descendants of land-living mammals, and remnants of their terrestrial origins can be found in the fact that they must breathe air from the surface; in the bones of their fins, which look like huge, jointed hands; and in the vertical movement of...
		Binomial name Lissodelphis borealis Northern Right Whale Dolphin range Binomial name Lissodelphis peronii Southern Right Whale Doplhin range The right whale dolphins, the Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) and the Southern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis peroni), are two of the easiest cetaceans to identify at sea.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cetacea (7526 words)

	Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Study Says Population In Crisis
		Right whales' heads and lips are marked by unique patterns of horny bumps, known as callosities, covered with crustaceans.
		After almost 1,000 years of whaling that brought the species close to extinction in the early 20th century, the North Atlantic right whale has been protected from commercial whaling since 1935 but has faced constant threats from human activities, mainly collisions with ships and entanglement in fishing gear.
		Right whales are distributed from the coast of northern Florida to the Bay of Fundy, with females and calves most often seen in winter months off the coast of Florida and Georgia, their only known calving ground.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/07/050726075715.htm (1154 words)

	Jeffreys Ledge: Right Whales
		Right whales have been observed to give birth as early as five years of age, but seven to ten appears to be more common.
		Right whales can live extremely long lives; one whale photographed back in 1935 with a calf was re-photographed as recently as 1995, making her the oldest non-human mammal ever confirmed.
		Right whales were hunted as early as the 11th century, and were probably endangered by the mid-1800's.
	www.jeffreysledge.org /egtext.htm (863 words)

	CNN - Report: Northern right whale on path to extinction - March 18, 1999
		The North Atlantic northern right whale is headed for extinction unless human intervention improves survival, according to a study published Wednesday in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
		Several thousand right whales once existed in the North Atlantic Ocean, but commercial hunting at the turn of the century severely depleted whale populations.
		Most right whales are killed by collisions with ships, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
	www.cnn.com /NATURE/9903/18/right.whales.enn (723 words)

	Whaling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Whaling is the hunting and killing of whales.
		Whales are killed by firing a harpoon near the head of the animal.
		The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was founded by the ICRW for the purpose of giving management advice to the member nations on the basis of the work of the Scientific Committee.
	www.voyager.in /Whaling (1074 words)

	Identification - Northern Right Whale
		Confusion is possible with other large whales which have deceptively variable blows and may sometimes surface so that their dorsal fin remains below the water.
		North Atlantic Right Whales are slow swimmers and are inquisitive and approachable.
		In winter, the whales return to breed in temperate to sub-tropical waters as far south as Florida and sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.orcaweb.org.uk /idnrightwhale.htm (396 words)

	Northern Right Whale Facts
		Adult Northern right whales range from 45 to 60 feet and weigh from 30 to 80 tons.
		Northern right whales are the most endangered large whales in the world.
		In 1998, there were four known Northern right whale entanglements [three of which were the same animal in separate events].
	www.nmfs.noaa.gov /prot_res/species/Cetaceans/rightwhalefacts.html (1057 words)

	Right whale
		There are four species in one genus - Eubalaena - three species of right whale (which are discussed below), and the Bowhead Whale.
		Right whales are easily distinguished from other whales by the large number of callositities on their heads, a thick back without a dorsal fin, and a long dropping mouth that begins high above the eye and the arches round beneath it.
		Based on current population density trends the species is predicted to become extinct within 200 years ([1]).
	www.fact-index.com /r/ri/right_whale.html (816 words)

	Northern right whale on path to extinction
		The North Atlantic northern right whale is headedfor extinction unless human intervention improves survival, accordingto a study published Wednesday in the "Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences."
		Several thousand right whales once existed in theNorth Atlantic Ocean, but commercial hunting at the turn of thecentury severely depleted whale populations.
		Most right whales are killed by collisions withships, according to the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration.
	www.spacetoday.org /Satellites/Tracking/Animals/NorthernRightWhaleOnPath.html (908 words)

	Whalenet Information Archive 1999: North Atlantic Right whale survival paper (fwd) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Abstract The North Atlantic northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is considered the most endangered large whale species.
		The right whale is at risk from entanglement in fishing gear and from collisions with ships.
		Reducing this human-caused mortality is essential to the viability of this population.
	whale.wheelock.edu /archives/info99/0023.html (335 words)

	WHOI : Media Relations : Press Release : New Model Suggests Northern Right Whale Population on Path to Extinction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The North Atlantic northern right whale, considered to be the most endangered large whale species, is headed for extinction unless human intervention improves survival, according to a new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of Massachusetts, Boston (UMASS Boston).
		The right whale population has recovered only slightly since the end of commercial whaling, and currently numbers about 300.
		"The future is not as bleak as it may appear for the right whales, since a number of efforts are already underway to reduce their mortality rate," Caswell adds.
	www.whoi.edu /mr/pr.do?id=1001 (744 words)

	Journey North: Humpback and Northern Right Whale Updates
		These are the students who first saw the right whales off Race Point on February 27.
		After, when we were walking down the beach, the whale stuck his head up and opened his mouth.
		We saw the rarest whales, with only an average of 300 left -- the Right Whales.
	www.learner.org /jnorth/www/critters/whale/826726022.html (588 words)

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