gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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Four of the gray whale deaths are suspected to be due to vessel strikes, the academy said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
The big picture: While the cause of death for at least four remains undetermined as necropsies continue, scientists say climate change is creating disruptions to migration and feeding patterns that have led to massive population declines among gray whales.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 1 May 2025
And gray whales can travel 14,000 miles round trip between Russian feeding grounds and breeding grounds in Baja California.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
There, at an exceptionally shallow 115 feet, lay the body of a baby gray whale.
—Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
The big picture: While the cause of death for at least four remains undetermined as necropsies continue, scientists say climate change is creating disruptions to migration and feeding patterns that have led to massive population declines among gray whales.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 1 May 2025
And gray whales can travel 14,000 miles round trip between Russian feeding grounds and breeding grounds in Baja California.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
There, at an exceptionally shallow 115 feet, lay the body of a baby gray whale.
—Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Gray whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20whale. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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