Southern right whale
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The southern right whale is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator, between the latitudes of 20° and 60° south. In 2009 the global... Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Mass: 51,000 lbs (Adult)
Scientific name: Eubalaena australis
Length: 47 ft. (Female, Southern Ocean population, Adult)
Gestation period: 12 months
Class: Mammalia
Family: Balaenidae
Source: Encyclopedia of Life