Southern Right Whale - lateral view of upper mandible

Southern Right Whale - lateral view of upper mandible showing the baleen hanging from the top of the mouth (Eubalaena australis). Off Puerto Piramide, Valdes Peninsula, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. This whale was skim feeding, swimming at or just under the surface with its mouth open, into a patch of copepods - minuscule crustaceans which are the main food of the right whales

Australis Baleen Bubble Eubalaena Filter Hanging Lateral Mandible Mouths Patagonia Showing Upper Whales

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