gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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From December through April, gray whales make their migration to Baja California to breed before returning to Alaska, and from June through October, visitors may spot blue whales during their migration.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Wyland, a Detroit native who says he was first inspired after seeing a gray whale off Laguna Beach during a summer vacation as a youngster, came back to the beach town to create his first-ever Whaling Wall in 1981, the start of a 103 mural series.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Roy Ahmaogak mentioned seeing the gray whales (which aren't often hunted, due to being unappetizing) in passing to an employee of the borough, who then reported the whales to a biologist.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Thus, as urchin populations went up and kelp disappeared, gray whales also had less food.
—Rebecca Vega Thurber, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Wyland, a Detroit native who says he was first inspired after seeing a gray whale off Laguna Beach during a summer vacation as a youngster, came back to the beach town to create his first-ever Whaling Wall in 1981, the start of a 103 mural series.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Roy Ahmaogak mentioned seeing the gray whales (which aren't often hunted, due to being unappetizing) in passing to an employee of the borough, who then reported the whales to a biologist.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Thus, as urchin populations went up and kelp disappeared, gray whales also had less food.
—Rebecca Vega Thurber, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Gray whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20whale. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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