North Atlantic Right Whale

By Bethani

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICSThe length of the

North Atlantic Right Whale is up to 55 ft.

The North Atlantic Right Whale can weigh up to 70 tons.

LIFESPANThe North Atlantic

Right Whale lives 50 to 100 years in life.

EATING HABBITS/DIETThe North Atlantic

Right Whale is a carnivore.

It eats zooplankton and krill.

POPULATIONThe North Atlantic

Right Whale lives in the East Coast of the United States, and some live in Canada.

HABITAT/RANGEThe North Atlantic

Right Whale lives in the ocean from Nova Scotia to the Southeastern United States.

There is only 300 left in the world.

ADAPTATIONSThe North Atlantic

Right Whale uses a blankton plate to filter out water.

The North Atlantic use their ears to hear prey.

The North Atlantic Right Whale uses camouflage to hide from predators

FUN FACTSWhalers thought the

North Atlantic Right Whales were the ‘right’ ones to hunt. That’s how they got their name.

ENDANGERED BECAUSESome North Atlantic

Right Whales get caught in fishing nets.

Others get killed because of ship strikes.

REFERENCEDefenders of the

Wild.2012. www.defenders.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_whale

www.nmfs.noaa.gov