Pygmy right whale - Wikipedia
First described by John Edward Gray in 1846, it is the smallest of the baleen whales, ranging between 6 and 6.5 metres (20 and 21 ft) in length and 3,000 and 3,500 kilograms (6,610 and 7,720 lb) in mass. Despite its name, the pygmy right whale may have more in common with the gray whale and rorquals than the bowhead and right whales. [6]
Pygmy right whale - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
Pygmy right whales are the smallest of all filter-feeding whales. But weighing up to 4,500kg, they are no featherweights! Contrary to their somewhat misleading name, pygmy right whales aren’t actually 'right whales' and are placed in a separate family altogether.
Pygmy Right Whale - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
Basic facts about Pygmy Right Whale: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
The true origins of the world’s smallest and weirdest whale
2023年7月10日 · The pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata, is the weirdest whale you’ve probably never heard of. It is the smallest of the living baleen whales and restricted to the Southern Hemisphere.
There’s Something about Caperea marginata - National …
2012年12月20日 · Of all the baleen whales in the sea, the pygmy right whale is arguably the most mysterious. Technically-known as Caperea marginata, this 20-foot cetacean is rarely seen in its South Ocean...
World's smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind
2023年7月15日 · The pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) – native to ocean waters in the southern hemisphere – has long puzzled researchers. Growing to only 6.5 metres long, it is the smallest baleen whale...
The Pygmy Right Whale Was the Family Weirdo, and it Never …
2024年3月20日 · The pygmy right whale looks like a miniature version of a baleen whale, hence the name “pygmy.” It’s the smallest of the filter-feeding whales, weighing in at just under 1,000 pounds. Rarely observed and shy by nature, it’s found in …
Pygmy Right Whale
The pygmy right whale, rarely seen at sea, is the smallest and most mysterious of the baleen whales. Information about this whale is sketchy at best, since only a few dozen stranded specimens have been examined by scientists.
Pygmy right whale - Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Pygmy right whales are the smallest of all filter-feeding whales. But weighing up to 4,500kg, they are no featherweights! Contrary to their somewhat misleading name, pygmy right whales aren’t actually 'right whales' and are placed in a separate family altogether.
Pygmy right whale facts, distribution & population | BioDB
Pygmy right whales inhabit the Southern Hemisphere’s cold, temperate waters, often roaming the open ocean far from land. Their elusive nature and preference for remote areas make them one of the least observed and understood whale species.