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 Itinerary: The Baja California: Among the Great Whales cruise boards at San Carlos on Baja’s Pacific Coast for two days in Bahía Magdalena, one of the main breeding and calving sites for gray whales, where cruisers can kayak, paddleboard, or take a Zodiac to explore.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
Arctic foxes and wolves stalk lemmings and reindeer; herds of shaggy musk oxen roam the hills; gray whales and belugas shimmer offshore.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
The study also highlights a drop in food availability in gray whales’ Arctic and sub-Arctic migratory destinations.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
But the latest trend with gray whales seems different, researchers say.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
Arctic foxes and wolves stalk lemmings and reindeer; herds of shaggy musk oxen roam the hills; gray whales and belugas shimmer offshore.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
The study also highlights a drop in food availability in gray whales’ Arctic and sub-Arctic migratory destinations.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
But the latest trend with gray whales seems different, researchers say.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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“Gray whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20whale. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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