Whales Similar Videos
Similar Videos
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Using Tags to Understand North Atlantic Right Whales
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Fisheries and our partners put tags on North Atlantic right whales to learn about an individual’s movement and behavior. This video captured by a tag gives a little insight into what it is like being a North Atlantic right whale.
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Size Matters: Examining the Effects of Body Size on Birth Rates in North Atlantic Right Whales
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Recent research reveals that smaller female North Atlantic right whales produce fewer calves over their reproductive years. Their body size has been declining in recent decades due to increased entanglements in fishing gear and other factors.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Skim Feeding
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Right whales skim feed by opening their mouths while swimming at the water's surface. They use their baleen to filter out zooplankton. It’s illegal for vessels and humans to approach within 500 yards of this endangered species in U.S. waters.