gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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Be sure to stop by the adjacent Point Vicente Interpretive Center, where the lighthouse’s 1,200-pound Fresnel lens is on display, along with all kinds of information about the Pacific gray whale.
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Jim Rice, a program manager with the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network, told USA TODAY he was notified Tuesday of the 20-foot gray whale calf that washed ashore at Tish-A-Tang Beach in Bandon, Oregon.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
On May 6, an 18-foot gray whale calf lay lifeless on Tish-A-Tang Beach in southern Oregon, its body covered in gashes.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
The birds, along with other success stories like the gray whale, American bison, and bald eagle, are commonly cited as an example of how species that are in serious decline can be rescued if scientists, conservation groups and political leaders work together.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Killer whale predation, entanglement in fishing nets, biotoxins and collisions with vessels also contributed to the gray whale deaths.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
This single gray whale could be a harbinger of a future Atlantic population, scientists say.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
In the 1700s, the 60,000-pound gray whale of the Atlantic Ocean went extinct.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
At the same time last season, the count was 197 southbound gray whales, with 29 newborn calves, and eight northbound gray whales.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Jim Rice, a program manager with the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network, told USA TODAY he was notified Tuesday of the 20-foot gray whale calf that washed ashore at Tish-A-Tang Beach in Bandon, Oregon.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
On May 6, an 18-foot gray whale calf lay lifeless on Tish-A-Tang Beach in southern Oregon, its body covered in gashes.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
The birds, along with other success stories like the gray whale, American bison, and bald eagle, are commonly cited as an example of how species that are in serious decline can be rescued if scientists, conservation groups and political leaders work together.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Killer whale predation, entanglement in fishing nets, biotoxins and collisions with vessels also contributed to the gray whale deaths.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
This single gray whale could be a harbinger of a future Atlantic population, scientists say.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
In the 1700s, the 60,000-pound gray whale of the Atlantic Ocean went extinct.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
At the same time last season, the count was 197 southbound gray whales, with 29 newborn calves, and eight northbound gray whales.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
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