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Meaning of "right whales"

Right whales refer to a group of large baleen whales that belong to the family Balaenidae and the genus Eubalaena. They are called 'right' whales because whalers in the past considered them the 'right' whales to hunt due to their slow swimming speeds, predictable behavior, and high yield of blubber and oil
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Southern right whales were hit the hardest.
There are very few right whales left.
Right whales could also appear unexpectedly.
Conducting necropsies on right whales is a significant undertaking.
Right whales interact with humpbacks.
This corresponded with a similar shift by right whales.
Two entangled right whales were not disentangled.
They are mainly used in right whales.
Southern right whales are harder because they blend in.
Read more about right whales.
Southern right whales were the most common whale sighted.
Balaenids are the right whales.
Right whales generally travel alone or in very small groups.
A breeding pair of pygmy right whales were retained in a netted area.
They are not easy to approach like southern right whales.

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Right whales should not have to die for military practice.
Hunters in small watercraft pursued right whales from shore.
Do not assume right whales will move out of your way.
Feds ask mariners to slow down to protect right whales.
Right whales live along highly industrialized and busy coastlines.
Evidence that ship noise increases stress in right whales.
Male right whales have bigger callosities than female right whales.
Early warning systems alerting traffic to presence of right whales.
Southern right whales can also be watched at other winter breeding grounds.
Canada adopts new measures designed to further protect right whales.
Endangered right whales and many other species are found in the waters.
Secondary target species will be southern right whales and humpback whales.
Southern right whales come to the nearby waters to calve and to mate.
Yesterday the minister made an important announcement about protecting right whales.
Right whales are slow swimmers with large heads and mouths.
Researchers discover right whales singing for the first time ever.
Less is known about the impact small vessels have on right whales.
The reproductive biology of right whales also makes them an interesting species.
The copepod is a type of zooplankton and is a primary food for right whales.
Some populations of belugas and right whales are endangered due to past exploitation.
Mortalities caused by ships are one of the main threats right whales face.
The major threat to recovery of right whales is mortality from ship strikes.
Southern right whales have shown some signs of recovery thanks to protective measures.
Two species of cyamids from the callosities of right whales occurred in different microhabitats.
Southern right whales are individually identifiable through the callosity pattern on their heads.
I will play the sound of a contact call used by right whales to stay in touch.
Southern right whales also can be seen from shores during winter to spring seasons.
This designation gave more protection for right whales while in the area.
Southern right whales have shown some encouraging population growth since their protection.
To provide information to recreational boaters about approaching right whales and whale behaviour around boats.
Migratory southern right whales and humpback whales can be spotted along the coastline during winter.
Ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear now pose the greatest threats to right whales.
You can watch southern right whales during their annual migration.
The greatest foreseeable obstacle to recovery is the rarity of eastern North Pacific right whales.
Callosities are rough spots right whales are born with and can be used for identification.

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