Sunday, February 12, 2012

Baleen Whales

Although toothed whales are my main focus, baleen whales are very special too. As a request from one of my followers, I have decided to make a list of all baleen whales and their conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Rorquals:

Blue Whale: Endangered


Fin Whale: Endangered

Sei Whale: Endangered

Bryde's Whale: Data Deficient


Pygmy Bryde's Whale: Unknown (no picture found)


Common Minke Whale: Least Concern


Antarctic Minke Whale: Data Deficient



Omura's Whale: Data Deficient



Humpback Whale: Least Concern


Right Whales: 


Bowhead Whale: Least Concern



North Atlantic Right Whale: Endangered



North Pacific Right Whale: Endangered



Southern Right Whale: Least Concern


Gray Whale (placed in family of own):

Gray Whale: Least Concern


Pygmy Right Whale (placed in family of own):

Pygmy Right Whale: Data Deficient




Source: iucnredlist.org
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7 comments:

  1. The Dick FamilyFebruary 18, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    Hi Haley, that list is awesome. I'm going to see if I can find some good pictures of each species for you. There are lots of kinds of whales I know nothing about. A good example is the narwhal. Are you kidding me? It's like unicorn of the sea! It's as beautiful and amazing and confusing as the duck-billed platypus.

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    1. UnknownApril 22, 2013 at 11:17 AM

      the platapus is the only mamle with poisines defens and only the males have it

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  2. HaleyFebruary 18, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    Thank you so much. That would be great! There are many whales I don't know much about as well. I know of all of the baleen whales but don't know much about them. With toothed whales, I know a ton about some of them but I don't know anything about the majority of them. Yes, the narwhal is amazing. I love them. Actually, they are what started the unicorn legend. I don't really know how, but they did. Sadly, they are hunted for their tusks, if you haven't already seen my post about them.

    http://theyneedavoice.blogspot.com/2011/06/another-way-to-make-money.html

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  3. The Dick FamilyFebruary 19, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Hi Haley, some links to whale art...
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1790248/bowhead.jpg
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1790248/grey.gif
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1790248/Humpback-Whale.jpg
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1790248/North_Atlantic_right_whale.jpg
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1790248/North-pacific-right-Whale.jpg
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1790248/pygmy.gif
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1790248/southern%20right.gif

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  4. HaleyFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    Thank you very much for the pictures!

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  5. Professor KApril 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    Very interesting. Baleen whales are amazing creatures. I enjoyed learning about the conservation status of the different species:)

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  6. UnknownApril 22, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    give them a voice and save thes buitfle wales

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