gray whales
Baleen ocean giants
Gray whales are large baleen whales that migrate along the Pacific coast of North America, traveling between Arctic feeding grounds and Mexican breeding lagoons.
They grow up to 50 feet long and are mottled gray with patches of barnacles and whale lice.
Once hunted nearly to extinction, their population has recovered significantly.
Also spelled grey whales.
- baleenWhale's filtering bristles
- filter feedingExtracting nutrients from water
- cetaceansAquatic mammals, fully marine
- calvesRear shin muscles
- devilfishCephalopod or large ray
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- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- marine mammalsdolphin, dolphins, porpoise, seals, seal
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- Baja CaliforniaBaja California, Baja Peninsula, Mexicali, Ensenada, Tijuana
- whale conservationwhaling ban, moratorium, marine sanctuaries, protected species, rehabilitation centers
- Channel IslandsJersey, Guernsey, Santa Cruz Island, Catalina Island, Channel Islands
whale feeding type
gray whalesorcas
Large predatory dolphins
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