Gray whales in breeding frenzy

Perceived wisdom states that Gray Whales breed and calve in shallow tropical waters, such as the Gulf of California off Baja California, not in their feeding grounds. Our boat captain had never seen this before but it was obvious to the most short-sighted that these wonderful whales had only one thing on their minds!!

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Ferdy Christant

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You know, all sizes are relative, so this "extra arm" may actually be very small. Relatively. Posted 4 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  Relatively speaking the experts, apart from amazement at the attempts at breeding off the west coast of Vancouver Island, seemed to think that there was nothing abnormal there!
  Posted 4 years ago

Patomarazul

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Interesting moment! Posted 4 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
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  It certainly was and totally unexpected Posted 4 years ago

The Gray whale

The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), also known as the grey whale, gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, or California gray whale[10] is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of 36 tonnes (40 short tons), and lives between 55 and 70 years.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

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