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The family Balaenidae, consisting of the Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis), the Bowhead Whale, or Greenland Right Whale (Balaena mysticetus), and the Pygmy Right Whale (Caperea marginata), which is sometimes split off into its own family, the Neobalaenidae.

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On the Trail of the Northern Atlantic Right Whale Description of the research tagging program of the New England Aquarium and NOAA. www.rightwhale.noaa.gov

Right Whales Description of the Balaenidae and its two species from Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald Nowak. www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/cetacea/cetacea.balaenidae.html

Northern and Southern Right Whales Information from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory. nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/cetaceans/right1.htm

Pygmy Right Whale Description of Caperea marginata from Walker's Mammals of the World. www.press.jhu.edu/../../../cetacea.neobalaenidae.caperea.html

Right Whale Data and Maps Extensive information from the western North Atlantic, including sighting reports, Right Whale recovery plans, and whale watch guidelines, and reports on entangled whales. whale.wheelock.edu/rightwhale

Eubalaena.org News and information about the biology and conservation of Right Whales and other large whales around the world. www.eubalaena.org

Discovering Whales: The Right Whale General information, illustrations, and map. www.omplace.com/omsites/discover/RIGHT

Southern Right Whale in Argentina Photos and information from the Valdes Peninsula. www.sapiensman.com/austral/whales

Northern Right Whale on Path to Extinction Report from the Environmental News Network. www.cnn.com/NATURE/9903/18/right.whales.enn