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Some facts about the
Gray whale
Adult weight : 28500 kg (62700 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 77 years
Female maturity :2922 days
Male maturity : 2922 days
Gestation : 395 days
Weaning : 180 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 730 days
Weight at birth : 500 kg (1100 lbs)
Gray whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Eschrichtiidae
Species : Eschrichtius robustus
The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) can reach 15 meters in length, weighing about 36 tons and can become 60 years of age and has been estimated to being on earth for 30 million years, making it the oldest species of mammals! There are two populations of Gray Whales in the world, the third, the North Atlantic population was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. It is believed it was hunted In the remote past by Megalodon, a giant shark, which had jaws over 2 meter wide...
The Devil fish, gray back, gray whale, grey whale, hard head, mussel digger, rip sack is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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A young / baby of a gray whale is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A gray whale group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.Countries
Belgium, Canada, China, Iceland, Japan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States
Facts about the gray whale
Eschrichtius robustus is distributed in a continual coastal pattern. (Full text)
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The only member of the family Eschrichtiidae, the gray whale is a mysticete, or baleen whale. (Full text)
The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a whale whichtravels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. (Full text)
Binomial name Eschrichtius robustus The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a whale which travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. (Full text)
The gray whale is known as both the friendly whale and the fighting whale. (Full text)
December to early February the California Gray Whales are migrating south. (Full text)
The average weight of a gray whale is 16 tons (32,000 pounds) and some have reached weights of 30 to 40 tons. (Full text)
com Cape Cod MassachusettsInformation about The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius Robustus is accurate as of Saturday, July 30, 2005. (Full text)
The Gray Whale is found in Arctic feeding grounds between April and November, and in Mexican breeding grounds from December to April. (Full text)
Printouts The Gray Whale is a baleen whale (a filter feeder) that has a layer of blubber up to 10 inches (25 cm) thick. (Full text)
SWIMMING, DIVING, AND BREACHING Gray whales are very agile swimmers. (Full text)
Whale Information Sheets Simple Whale Print-outs Extreme Whales Whale Myths Whale Evolution GRAY WHALEEschrichtius robustus Gray Whale PrintoutGray Whale Connect-the-Dots GENERAL DESCRIPTION The gray whale is a baleen whale (it is a filter feeder). (Full text)
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HeraldNet: Gray whales are returning for annual ghost shrimp feast (Full text)
The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a whale which (Full text)
As the ice melts in the northern waters of Alaska, more Gray Whales are sighted in these areas each day. (Full text)
Medline links Eschrichtius robustus - University of Alaska MuseumEschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) Notebook Series: Gray Whale Alaska Department of Fish and Game; CETACEA: Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale) Gray Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a whale which travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. (Full text)
Monterey Bay Whale Watch Feature December 2004 - Gray Whales are Heading to Monterey Bay (Full text)
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The California Gray Whale is called a filter feeder or a baleen whale. (Full text)
Gray whales are benthic feeders. (Full text)
Gray Whales are baleen whales. (Full text)
1. gray whale, devilfish, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus -- (medium-sized grayish-black whale of the north Pacific)gray whale
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Eschrichtius gibbosus
Eschrichtius robustus
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