1. By Bethani

2. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The length of the North Atlantic Right Whale is up to 55 ft. The North Atlantic Right Whale can weigh up to 70 tons.

3. LIFESPAN The North Atlantic Right Whale lives 50 to 100 years in life.

4. EATING HABBITS/DIET The North Atlantic Right Whale is a carnivore. It eats zooplankton and krill.

5. POPULATION The North Atlantic Right Whale lives in the East Coast of the United States, and some live in Canada.

6. HABITAT/RANGE The North Atlantic Right Whale lives in the ocean from Nova Scotia to the Southeastern United States. There is only 300 left in the world.

7. ADAPTATIONS The North Atlantic Right Whale uses a blankton plate to filter out water. The North Atlantic use their ears to hear prey. The North Atlantic Right Whale uses camouflage to hide from predators

8. FUN FACTS Whalers thought the North Atlantic Right Whales were the ‘right’ ones to hunt. That’s how they got their name.

9. ENDANGERED BECAUSE Some North Atlantic Right Whales get caught in fishing nets. Others get killed because of ship strikes.

10. REFERENCE Defenders of the Wild.2012. www.defenders.org www.defenders.org http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Right_whale http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Right_whale www.nmfs.noaa.gov