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A 38-foot-long baleen whale that washed up near the Florida Everglades was later found to be a distinct species, now called the Rice's whale, that lives only in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Rice's Whale. Scientists estimate that there are fewer than 100 Rice's whales in existence. The whale only lives in the Gulf of Mexico.

This is the Rice’s whale, one of the Gulf of Mexico’s largest and most mysterious animals. Found nowhere else on Earth, it is the only baleen whale that lives in the Gulf year-round.

One of two Rice’s whales observed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the western Gulf of Mexico during an aerial survey on April 11, 2024.

A Rice’s whale swims in the Gulf of Mexico. Two of the baleen whales, which are endangered, were spotted off the coast of Corpus Christi last month, according to the National Oceanic and ...

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They are the only baleen whale that lives full time in the Gulf of Mexico and does not migrate out of the territory. These whales can birth a calf every two to three years on average, once they ...

NOAA revealed last year that Rice's whales, which can grow to be longer than a full-size school bus, are the only baleen whales known to inhabit Gulf waters.

Rice’s whales are a species of baleen whale found solely in the Gulf of Mexico, thought to be the region’s only year-round baleen resident. They were not discovered until 1965 and even then ...