Genus

Right Whales

Eubalaena

1 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyBalaenidae (Bowhead and Right Whales)
GenusEubalaena (Right Whales)

Species in this group

Eubalaena australis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~80%

Aug

~80%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Right Whales

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 1	~80%
	Southern Right Whale			~80%
2	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~60%
	Southern Right Whale			~60%
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Southern Right Whale			~10%
4	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Southern Right Whale			~10%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Southern Right Whale			~10%