Learn About Right Whales

When a Right Whale is born, it's fifteen to twenty feet long. A Black Right Whale's maximum length is sixty feet. Pygmy Right Whales grow not any longer than twenty feet! The Right Whale's spout is divided. It looks like the letter V. Right whales can be big. They have a thick, solid body and a huge head. Some Right Whales can be small. Pygmy Right Whales are the smallest of the baleen whales. The Pygmy's maximum wight is 10,000 pounds! Some Right Whales have white spots on their backs. Their white spots are different patterns. Some people think that's how they identify themselves. Do Right Whales have teeth? No way! Instead of teeth, they have thousands of thin plates called baleen. Their baleen helps them eat. The shrimp and plankton goes in and the baleen brushes most of the seawater out. Well, I can't really tell more about how does a Right Whale look like so let's move on.

How did the Right Whale get its name? Well, whalers once sought him. Then the whalers harpooned him, caught him. He was slow. Had no teeth. He also had the oil the whalers were looking for. Then they said, "He's the right whale!" The Black Right Whale got its name because it is black. The Pygmy Right Whale got its name because it's small. Right Whales belong in a group called baleen whales. They are called baleen whales because instead of teeth, they have thousands of thin plates often called baleen. No one is allowed to hunt right whales, blue whales, etc. anymore because they are endangered species. So you are lucky if you ever see a Right Whale! Wait, don't stop reading yet! Still one more to go!

Hi again! There are three types of Right Whales. There are Black Right Whales, Pygmy Right Whales, and Bowheads. They all belong in a group called Baleen Whales. There are other types of Baleen whales that I'm not going to mention. Right Whales have an area of roughened skin. When you're looking from the top, you can't see the fin of a Right Whale. If you go underwater, you might see its fin from its side. There really isn't much information to say more. Anyway, I learned a lot more about Right Whales when I wrote this report.

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