- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Right Whales, Mother and Calf
- Creator:
- FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Date of Original:
- 2014-02-14
- Subject:
- Whales--Georgia
Animals--Infancy--Georgia
Animal life cycles--Georgia
Right whales--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The only known calving grounds for the right whale are off the coast of Georgia and north Florida. In the late fall the pregnant females migrate to the relatively calm, cool, and predator-free waters, where, from December to April, calving occurs.
Photograph of a mother and calf right whale 25 miles off Cumberland Island, GA. The only known calving grounds for the right whale are off the coast of Georgia and north Florida. In the late fall the pregnant females migrate to the relatively calm, cool, and predator-free waters, where, from December to April, calving occurs. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/right-whales/m-3335/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwc/13892014141/in/photolist-DhMwdu-DcPA1F-kZV4An-bzYoMY-ehjjMP-ehjheM-ksZcYR-dKBiJR-2if6Jzw-rgRCLC-2ivV7oK-ehjkzi-2if4kaB-ehq2w3-dKBiFX-ehjkTB-qqj3xW-dKBiSn-ksY8NF-ERFyvX-naAeMf-ncD4J8-ehjoa8-ehjj2H-dCgZji-ehq2eu-naAoCC-qZrBSn-qH1KYa-n9s156-qZrC5r-ncF4WQ-ksXGwP-ncD2xV-EXyFr3-naAqRq-naAcPc-qBCJQP-EXyMaC-n9u79W-ksYmyZ-kt1oG3-n9tYmb-n9tR6Q-naAkuy-naAhrE-EZSxtR-2ivXFYK-naAf7P-dyW7UK
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development. Please do not use any images without permission
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- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/mammals
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/right-whales
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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