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NARRATOR: It is late spring on Kodiak Island, Alaska. The air and the water are growing warmer and the locals have returned to feed. But even against this monumental landscape, all eyes are on the horizon for one of nature's most graceful giants: the gray whale.
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By Heather Richardson Published June 8, 2021 • 5 min read A gray whale has swum the longest distance ever recorded in a marine vertebrate—more than 16,700 miles—over halfway around the world..
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Thousands of gray whales embark on the longest migration of any mammal each year, swimming up to 14,000 miles roundtrip from their Arctic feeding grounds to the warm lagoons of Mexico. As they generally stay in shallow waters, gray whales are a truly coastal species, and there are many amazing opportunities to see them from California's beaches, headlands and coastal cliffs.
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Aug. 5, 2021 Advertisement Basic gray whale facts Length: Up to 49 feet Weight: 90,000 pounds, more than a fully loaded semitruck Color: The gray whale was named for the gray patches and.
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During their 19,300-kilometer (12,000-mile) journey, gray whales are often spotted from shore, and whale -watching companies take groups of people out on the water to spot them. The creatures are easily identified by their dark gray color, lumpy back, heart-shaped spout and absent dorsal fin. They grow up to 15 meters (49 feet) long.
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The gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ) is the official California marine mammal. There were once three stocks of gray whales—one in the Atlantic Ocean, long extinct; one in the western Pacific; and a third in the eastern Pacific.
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Gray whales can suction or skim feed in mid-water or near the surface but are mostly bottom feeders, where they find tube-dwelling and burrowing amphipods. Gray whales can leave excavated trails or furrows in the sediment where they have been feeding. A gray whale can eat as much as 1,200 kg of food a day 1.
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A piece of gray whale baleen, also called whalebone, is about 18 inches long and has a consistency much like a fingernail. Whalebone was once used to make ladies' corsets and umbrella ribs. Migration
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The California gray whale is one of the most commonly seen whales in Monterey Bay. A calf is about 17 feet (5.2 m) long at birth and 20 feet (6.1 m) long by the time it passes Monterey, heading north with its mother in the spring. Female gray whales are usually larger than males. Animal type Marine mammals Habitat Coastal waters Size
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Lifespan Unknown Threats Climate change, Disturbance from whale watching activities, Entanglement in fishing gear, Habitat impacts, Ocean noise, Vessel strikes Region Alaska, West Coast About the Species A gray whale and her calf migrate north along the California coast on their way to summer feeding grounds in the Arctic. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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But the whale count got a bump on Tuesday when 11 southbound gray whales were spotted, along with a mother and her newborn calf about a half-mile to three-quarters of a mile offshore of the PVIC.
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Gray whales travel at approximately 5 miles per hour and average about 75 miles a day. Late December | Arrival to Baja California Adult females and males begin to arrive in the lagoons of Baja California. There are four lagoons in Baja that the whales inhabit: Guerrero Negro, Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Magdalena Bay, and Laguna San Ignacio.
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Why are they called gray whales? Gray whales get their name from their color which is, you guessed it, gray with white splotches all over their bodies. They've earned a few nicknames, like "devil fish," due to their aggressive behavior when trying to escape whalers in the past.
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The transfer of an Atlantic gray whale skeleton from UNC Wilmington to the Smithsonian is making waves, and promising new insights into the lives of these marine mammals. Gray whales undertake one of the longest migrations of any mammal, traveling upwards of 10,000 miles through the ocean annually. This particular one, however, traveled 381.
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Interesting Gray Whale Facts 1. Their common name is derived from their skin The gray whales skin is a dark slate-gray color, but their common name comes from the gray patches and white mottling on it's skin. These characteristic gray-white patterns are scars left by parasites and barnacles that attach to the skin, and fall off. 2.
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Gray whales were the attraction on the world's first ever whale watching trips in the 1950s and today still attract thousands of visitors as they migrate up the west coast of North America each spring. IUCN conservation status: Least concern Western subpopulation: Endangered What do gray whales look like? Unlike any other large whale!