gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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Sea otters and gray whales (seasonally) may be seen just offshore, while the volcanic remnant Point Sur, topped by Point Sur Lighthouse, rounds out the view to the south.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Wildlife experts are searching for answers to explain why a gray whale mysteriously washed ashore in Malibu, California shortly before its death.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Orla O’Brien, a research scientist, said people can learn about animal behavior from this recent influx of Atlantic-dwelling gray whales.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Although other gray whale die-offs have occurred along the Pacific Coast, they have been less closely researched.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The gray whale was discovered beached Saturday on the shores of Little Dume, a secluded sandy beach popular with surfers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
By the 18th century, gray whales were driven to extinction in the Atlantic.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Officials with the tour said the whale watching group saw the orcas harassing white-sided dolphins and also noticed multiple humpback and gray whales in the area.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2024
The salt marshes and salt ponds of southern San Diego Bay are 450 miles north of the mangrove fringed Laguna San Ignacio, a gray whale birthing lagoon on the Pacific Coast of the Baja California Peninsula.
—Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Wildlife experts are searching for answers to explain why a gray whale mysteriously washed ashore in Malibu, California shortly before its death.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Orla O’Brien, a research scientist, said people can learn about animal behavior from this recent influx of Atlantic-dwelling gray whales.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Although other gray whale die-offs have occurred along the Pacific Coast, they have been less closely researched.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The gray whale was discovered beached Saturday on the shores of Little Dume, a secluded sandy beach popular with surfers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
By the 18th century, gray whales were driven to extinction in the Atlantic.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Officials with the tour said the whale watching group saw the orcas harassing white-sided dolphins and also noticed multiple humpback and gray whales in the area.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2024
The salt marshes and salt ponds of southern San Diego Bay are 450 miles north of the mangrove fringed Laguna San Ignacio, a gray whale birthing lagoon on the Pacific Coast of the Baja California Peninsula.
—Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
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