Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
near Shag Rocks, 100 miles west of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean
22 January 2003
Two animals were here perhaps in courtship.
3 shots posted
Par de mãe/filhote na enseada de Balneário Camboriu.
Pair of mother/calf in the Balneario Camboriu Bay.
There's also a Gentoo Penguin in the lower right of the photo.
Balaenidae ( /bəˈliːnɨdiː/) is a family of mysticete whales that contains two living genera. Commonly called the right whales as it contains mainly right whale species. This name can be confusing, however, since one of the species is the Bowhead Whale, which is different from the right whales.
