Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Summary 2
The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) 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. The common name of the whale comes from the gray patches and white mottling on its dark skin. Gray whales were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted.
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- (c) Joe McKenna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/72063229@N00/4467477140
- Adapted by Carita Bergman from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschrichtius_robustus
More Info
- iNaturalist.ca taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- ASM Mammal Diversity Database
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- CalPhotos
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
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