Right whales feed on zooplankton and other tiny organisms using baleens up to 8 feet long. Southern and the two species of northern right whales live in temperate Atlantic or Pacific waters ...

Predation is likely to affect calves more than adults. It is possible that such attacks were one of the pressures leading to the evolution of right whales’ use of shallow coastal habitats for calving.

"Our research focused on how well MPAs in NZ waters encompass important southern right whale habitat and how well they ...

Whales and dolphin rely on critical habitats – areas where they feed, mate, give birth, nurse young, socialize or migrate – for their survival. In countless areas around the globe, critical habitats ...

In the icy seas off Argentina's southern Patagonian coast, an important breeding ground for whales, scientists are studying ...

New Zealand's southern right whales were almost hunted to extinction a century ago. Their recovery now depends on the health of the oceans - but where exactly do they feed? The answer has ...

The research questions for southern right whales mean that Falklands ... to provide fine-scale information on habitat use and behavior while the whales are around the Falklands (2) Five SPOT ...

In the chilly waters off Argentina's South Patagonian coast, scientists are uncovering new behaviors of whales at a key ...

A "whale orgy" off southern WA south highlights the unusual breeding behaviour of the mammals. Southern right whales often breed in groups of up to 20 in waters off the Australian coast.

Ms Markovic said southern right whales had the largest testicles of any animal on earth. "They can weigh up to 500kg each, so they have one tonne of testicles that are inside their body," she said.