Scientists made an incredible discovery last year: a small, "unique" group of baleen whales in the Gulf of Mexico that make up an entirely new species. The whales — up to 60,000 pounds each ...

That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico—and one of the most endangered whales in the world. Scientists estimate that about 50 are left. These whales were ...

Rice’s whale is the only year-round resident baleen whale in the northern Gulf of Mexico. At an estimated population size of only 51 animals, it is one of the world’s most endangered baleen ...

arguing that it’s desperately needed to protect an imperiled species that is the only year-round baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico. When the committee voted to pass the bill last Wednesday ...

This is the Rice’s whale, one of the Gulf of Mexico’s largest and most mysterious animals. Found nowhere else on Earth, it is the only baleen whale that lives in the Gulf year-round.

A species of baleen whale endemic to the northern Gulf of Mexico, Rice's whales are one of the most endangered in the world, with fewer than 100 individuals remaining throughout the Gulf of Mexico ...

It’s the only baleen whale known to live in the gulf ... Rice’s whales usually hang out near the northeastern Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, but a single whale has been observed ...

NOAA revealed last year that Rice's whales, which can grow to be longer than a full-size school bus, are the only baleen whales ... that nearly 20% of Gulf of Mexico whales were killed, with ...

In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat before the whales disappear for good. Rice's whale is the only resident ...

Scientists made an incredible discovery last year: a small, "unique" group of baleen whales in the Gulf of Mexico that make up an entirely new species. The whales — up to 60,000 pounds each ...