Southern right whale

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/southern-right-whale

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Eubalaena australis
2. What is the diet?Filter feeder; primarily consumes dense aggregations of krill (Euphausiacea) and zooplankton

Baleen: A filtering structure made of keratin, found in the mouths of baleen whales, used to sieve food from water.
Callosities: Thickened, roughened areas of skin on the heads of right whales, colonized by cyamids and barnacles, serving as unique identifiers.
Migration: The regular, seasonal movement of animals from one habitat to another, typically for breeding or feeding purposes.
Tail Sailing: A behavior observed in right whales where they use their flukes to catch the wind for propulsion and energy conservation.