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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) with her calf.
Laguna Ojo de Liebre, BCS, Mexico. Mar 5, 2015.
They say that lagoon's name (hare's eye) came from the blood spilled by the whalers over a century ago. But nowadays, the whales feel so safe that they come up to boats to get their backs scratched by people!
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.
Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
By Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Jul 31, 2016. Captured Mar 5, 2015 13:02 in Unnamed Road, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
