*#* 2002 SA Silver R2 Proof Whale Mintage 1 808*#*

The Southern Right Whale Eublalena Australis

The Southern Right Whale is a baleen whale. The whale got its name during the time when they were hunted. They were referred to as the, right, whales to kill because they would float when dead which made it easy for the whalers to find them in the ocean and transport back to the whaling station. These whales have a large amount of oil called blubber and baleen.They are named ,Southern, as there are two species worldwide of Right Whales, one in the Nothern Hemisphere and the South African species in the Southern Hemisphere.