There are around 380 North Atlantic right whales in existence. Scientists identify them by catalog numbers but some also have ...

Among our favorites is Brussels Sprouts, named as such because the callosity pattern on the 4-year-old male’s head is ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium have unveiled a new slate of named North Atlantic right whales—a tradition that helps ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium have released a new slate of North Atlantic right whale names, an annual tradition ...

The North Atlantic right whale ( Eubalaena glacialis) is one of the most endangered large whales. Their very name references ...

Meet Wall-E, Dumpling, Polaris, Peter Rabbit, and Hopscotch. They are five of the 20 Atlantic right whales recently named by scientists at the New England Aquarium as part of an annual tradition that ...

The right whale population increased to 384, up from 376 the year prior, according to estimates released by The North ...

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