Southern Right Whale: Calf frolicking on it's back

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Mammals (Mammalia)

Order:

Dolphins & Whales (Cetacea)

Family:

Right Whale (Balaenidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)

This Photo:

🔍Calf frolicking on it's back🔎

Thank you Patrick White for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Seen in Coastal Areas

This species is protected and classed as

VU (Vulnerable)

under the National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Protection Act

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