The bowhead whale's skin is usually black with a white spot on the lower snout. Calves are blue to gray colored.
Bowheads have no dorsal fin and no throat grooves.
The eyes are very small and lips are huge. The females are slightly larger than males, as with all baleen whales. Bowheads are skimmers, filter feeders that swim slowly with their mouth open, constantly eating. Without our visitors' support, Enchanted Learning would soon be off-line.