gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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The federal agency estimated there were about 13,000 gray whales, the lowest count since the 1970s.
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Marine Mammal Center researchers have reported at least six gray whales in the bay as this week.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1999 hundreds of gray whales washed up along the west coast of North America.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Whale-come the cetaceans in Dana Point The 55th Annual Dana Point Festival of the Whales, which celebrates gray whale migration, is scheduled for Friday through Sunday in Dana Point Harbor.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Marine Mammal Center researchers have reported at least six gray whales in the bay as this week.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1999 hundreds of gray whales washed up along the west coast of North America.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
Whale-come the cetaceans in Dana Point The 55th Annual Dana Point Festival of the Whales, which celebrates gray whale migration, is scheduled for Friday through Sunday in Dana Point Harbor.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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