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  • Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009.

    Phoenix in George's Bank
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009. More about whales can be found in our Tale of a whale featured story.
  • The fringed baleen plates are easy to observe as this North Atlantic right whale skims the water’s surface while it feeds.

    Baleen in Action
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    The fringed baleen plates are easy to observe as this North Atlantic right whale skims the water’s surface while it feeds. Many baleen whales suck in as much water was possible, and then push it out...
  • A drawing of Phoenix from the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern and other identifying marks.

    Who’s That Whale?
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    A drawing of Phoenix from the Right Whale Catalog documents her callosity pattern and other identifying marks. More about whales can be found in our Tale of a whale featured story.
  • Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil.

    Basque Whalers
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil. More about the right whale can be found in our Tale of a Whale...
  • Phoenix was photographed swimming off the coast of Canada in the Bay of Fundy in August 2007.

    Phoenix in Bay of Fundy
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Phoenix was photographed swimming off the coast of Canada in the Bay of Fundy in August 2007. More about the right whale can be found in our Tale of a Whale featured story.
  • Yankee Whalers: An 1856 Currier & Ives print shows whalers harpooning a right whale.

    The “Right” Whale to Hunt
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Yankee Whalers: An 1856 Currier & Ives print shows whalers harpooning a right whale. More about whales can be found in our Tale of a Whale photo essay.  
  • North Atlantic right whales were long hunted for their baleen—the fringed plates hanging in their mouths that they use to strain the seawater for food. Baleen was used in a number of consumer products, such as corsets.

    Whale Baleen from a Dead Whale
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Whalers hunted right whales for their blubber, which could be turned into oil to burn in lamps or make soap, and their baleen. Baleen is the series of fringed plates hanging in their mouths that they...
  • This photograph was snapped as Phoenix swam in the Gulf of Maine in July 2008.

    Phoenix near Maine
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    This photograph was snapped as Phoenix swam in the Gulf of Maine in July 2008. More about the right whale can be found in our Tale of a Whale featured story.
  • <p>Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom -- like this remote operated vehicle (ROV) -- where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the <strong><a href="http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-science/deep-ocean-exploration">Deep Ocean Exploration</a></strong> section.</p>

    ROV Exploring the Deep Ocean
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom, where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.
  • In 1996, at age nine, Phoenix has her first calf (North Atlantic right whale #2605) off the southeast coast of Florida.

    Phoenix and First Calf
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    In 1996, at age nine, Phoenix has her first calf (North Atlantic right whale #2605) off the southeast coast of Florida. More about the right whale can be found in our Tale of a Whale featured story.
  • In December 2003, researchers spot Phoenix off the coast of Florida with her second calf.

    Phoenix and Second Calf
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    In December 2003, researchers spotted Phoenix off the coast of Florida with her second calf. More about the right whale can be found in our Tale of a Whale featured story.
  • Phoenix is seen skim feeding off the coast of Maine in August 2004.

    Phoenix Feeding
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Phoenix is seen skim feeding off the coast of Maine in August 2004. More about the right whale can be found in our Tale of a Whale featured story.