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'''Right whales''' are three species of [[whale]] found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and so-named by early whalers who thought that it was the "right" whale to kill due to its slowness in the water, as well as floating when dead. The exploitation of the right whale began in the Bay of Biscay in Spain by the 12th century and continued, especially in the North Atlantic, for many centuries. Despite being protected since the 1930s, the right whale is today the most endangered of all the great whales.

'''Right whales''' are three species of [[whale]] found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and so-named by early whalers who thought that it was the "right" whale to kill due to its slow swimming speed and habit of swimming at the surface, as well its tendency to  float when dead. The exploitation of the right whale began in the Bay of Biscay in Spain by the 12th century and continued, especially in the North Atlantic, for many centuries. Despite being protected since the 1930s, the right whale is today the most endangered of all the great whales.

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