Figure 47. — The V-shaped blow characteristic 

 of right whaleB. Note the two distinct spouts, 

 bushv in appearance. (Photo off Cape Cod by 



W. A. Watkins.) 



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Figure 48. -A right whale off the northeastern Florida coast. Note the robust body, the smooth back, completely lacking a dorsal fin, and 

 the narrow rostrum, bearing the characteristic yellowish callosities. Right whales, primarily mothers with calves, show up on the Florida 

 coast in the early spring on their slow annual migration to the north. {Photo by N. Fain, courtesy of Marineland of Florida.) 



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