They have large flippers. Right whales are skimmers, filter feeders that swim slowly with their mouth open, constantly eating. On occasion, they are also bottom feeders, eating benthic prey from the mud on the ocean floor. Right whales only long-term bonds are between mother and calf. Right whales vocalize when on migrations, mostly between the frequencies of xx Hertz.
Right whales live in temperate and cool seas in both hemispheres at the surface of the ocean.
Some believe that right whales from the north Pacific should be considered a third species, Eubalaena japonica. The right whales are probably an example of a species that is in the process of diverging into separate species after prolonged separation across the globe. Within 30 minutes of its birth the baby whale can swim. The baby is nurtured with its mother's milk and is weaned in about 1 year when the calf is roughly 28 feet long. Just click on a cetacean's name to go to that information sheet.