The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales. Like other right whales, the southern right whale is readily distinguished from others by the callosites on its head, a broad back without a dorsal fin, and a long arching mouth that begins above the eye. Its …
Monthly Archive: September 2012
Sep 08
Up Close and Personal with Mother and Baby Whale
Two rare southern right whales have been spotted hugging the coastline of Auckland’s North Shore suburbs and up the coast with reports that the large female was calving in Brown’s Bay. There are only 2100 in New Zealand, and at this time of year they’re usually found in the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands breeding ground. However, …