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Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Photo by ToniArnaste
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Field Notes

Description:

Male gray whales average 13 m (43 ft.). Female gray whales average 14.1 m (46 ft.). A maximum length for them is about 15 m (49 ft.).
At birth, a gray whale is about 500 kg (1,100 lb.). The maximum weight for a gray whale is believed to be around 35,300 kg (78,000 lb.)

Habitat:

Gray whales mate and give birth in warmer water lagoons of Baja California. Migration routes are along the North American coastline from the colder waters of the Bering Sea to the warm lagoons of Baja California.

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Comments (6)

Good luck!!... and take with you a good raincoat!! ;)
Fabulous! I'm going out to sea for a bit so I hope I can come back with photos as wonderful as these! I love that first picture, it just really is amazing.
Congrats Toni, your photo is spotting of the day! "Gray Whales are noted for their 12,000 mile (19,300 km) annual migration from the Arctic Ocean to Mexico." http://facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/215589318472909 http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/75729857237090304
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PublishedMay 31, 2011

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