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 gray whales were found dead from May 21 to Wednesday, when one was found washed ashore at Point Reyes National Seashore, the California Academy of Sciences said.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 May 2025
Scientists attribute this decline to climate change, which accelerates Arctic warming and disrupts the gray whale’s prey.
—Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
In May, six gray whales died in the region within a week.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2025
This wasn’t the first time the group got the chance to see a gray whale, the company said in a June 23 Instagram post.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 30 May 2025
Scientists attribute this decline to climate change, which accelerates Arctic warming and disrupts the gray whale’s prey.
—Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
In May, six gray whales died in the region within a week.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2025
This wasn’t the first time the group got the chance to see a gray whale, the company said in a June 23 Instagram post.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
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“Gray whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20whale. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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