gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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On March 29, the Marine Mammal Center was notified by the National Park Service staff that a dead gray whale was found on Alcatraz Island, according to an April 1 news release by the Marine Mammal Center.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
From March through May, visitors hiking to the tip may spot a gray whale, as dozens to hundreds migrate north past Chimney Rock each day.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Black bears emerge from the rainforest to munch on mussels, and each spring, more than 20,000 gray whales swim through Clayoquot Sound while migrating north from Baja.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
The Dana Point Headlands are a key navigational point in the migration of gray whales between Alaska and Baja California and the community is again celebrating this weekend being the whale-watching capital.
—Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
From March through May, visitors hiking to the tip may spot a gray whale, as dozens to hundreds migrate north past Chimney Rock each day.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Black bears emerge from the rainforest to munch on mussels, and each spring, more than 20,000 gray whales swim through Clayoquot Sound while migrating north from Baja.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
The Dana Point Headlands are a key navigational point in the migration of gray whales between Alaska and Baja California and the community is again celebrating this weekend being the whale-watching capital.
—Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Gray whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20whale. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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