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Northern Right Whale on the Surface
Photo: A northern right whale near the water's surface
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The white bumps on a right whale's head are skin abrasions called callosities. Extensive hunting has dramatically reduced this whale's numbers, and estimates are that only about 300 remain in the North Atlantic.
Photograph courtesy NOAA
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