Size - Right whales grow to about 50 feet in length. They can weigh up to 120,000 pounds. Diet - Right whales are seasonal feeders and carnivores that filter feed zooplankton from the water.
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. The fine baleen hairs can filter out very tiny prey. Habitat - Right whales live in temperate and cool seas in both hemispheres at the surface of the ocean. The newborn calf is about 16-19 feet in length. The Right Whale is similar is shape to the Bowhead, being large and stocky, but slightly smaller.