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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Narwhals Breaching

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A harp seal pup rests on the ice at sunset in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.
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Harp Seal Pup at Sunset

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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gloucester, MA, USA
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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA

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Phoenix, a North Atlantic right whale tracked by researchers, was spotted near New Hampshire on May 5th, 2010.
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Phoenix Sighting May 2010

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In December 2003, researchers spot Phoenix off the coast of Florida with her second calf.
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Phoenix and Second Calf

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Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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Right Whale Tail

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North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels often cross paths.
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Ship and North Atlantic Right Whale

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Three Killer whales (Orca) swim along side researchers.
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Researchers Studying Killer Whales

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A vaquita swim in the ocean.
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A History Entwined: Vaquita, Totoaba, Fishermen

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North Atlantic right whales migrate seasonally along the eastern coast of the United States.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Territory

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An early scale model of North Atlantic right whale Phoenix that was used to develop a life size model for the Smithsonian shows the location of scars on her mouth from entanglements with fishing gear.
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Phoenix: Mouth Scarring

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Whalers hunted right whales for baleen, which was used in a variety of commercial products such as umbrellas and whips.
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Ad for Whale Baleen Umbrellas

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