The
category of Southern Right Whales is one of the largest mammals on
earth being only marginally smaller than the Blue and Humpback whales.
Like humans, they are warm blooded, give birth to live, fully developed
young, breathe air, and feed their young on their milk. The calf is
approximately 5 to 6 metres at birth and can double in weight over the
first week An adult whale averages 15 - 18 metres in
length and 50 - 90 tonnes in weight
The Southern Right Whales normally swim between 3 to 9 kilometres per hour. They feed in the fertile waters of the Antarctic during summer months and leave in late March and make their way north to give birth and to succour their young and then in September ( or October) return to the Antarctic.
The Southern Right Whales normally swim between 3 to 9 kilometres per hour. They feed in the fertile waters of the Antarctic during summer months and leave in late March and make their way north to give birth and to succour their young and then in September ( or October) return to the Antarctic.
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