Definition of gray whale
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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At least one gray whale wanders into a bay or harbor along the coast every year during the annual migration between Alaska and Baja California, said Joe Cordaro, a wildlife biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The cliffs at the Headlands is one of the best places to see the puff-of-smoke spouts of passing gray whales from now through early summer.
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George remembered back to October 1988, when three gray whales became trapped in Beaufort Sea ice just north of Point Barrow.
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The area is also on the migratory pathway of many marine mammals, such as humpback whale, right whale and gray whale.
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They are joined by a pod of orcas, waiting for the annual arrival of female gray whales with their young calves in hopes of dislodging a calf for a feast.
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Out in the water, a gray whale spouts and the tide comes in, bringing nourishment to the tide pools that line the head like little pockets of treasure.
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That behavior reveals that even gray whales can learn new tricks from their companions, the scientists say.
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On Wednesday Oregon marks the start of whale-watching week, with some 20,000 gray whales beginning their annual migration South.
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First Known Use of gray whale
1834
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