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	Gray Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gray Whale is the sole species in the genus Eschrichtius, which in turn is the sole genus in the family Eschrichtiidae.
		Gray Whales are covered by characteristic gray-white patterns, scars left by parasites which drop off in the cold feeding grounds.
		The Atlantic population of Gray Whales was hunted to extinction in the 17th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gray_Whale (1178 words)

	Gray Whale - MSN Encarta
		Gray whales migrate between their winter calving lagoons off the coast of northern Mexico and their summer feeding areas in the northern Bering Sea—one of the longest migrations of any mammal.
		The diet of gray whales consists mainly of invertebrates that live in the muddy bottom of the Bering Sea.
		Gray whales are a favorite tourist attraction off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington states from November through April or May, when mothers and newly born calves can be seen as they migrate northward.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579741/Gray_Whale.html (571 words)

	Gray Whale - Bagheera
		The gray whale is known as both the friendly whale and the fighting whale.
		The gray whale is an interesting case study because one population is extinct, one is endangered, and one is recovered.
		Whale meat now sells for about $300 per pound ($136 per kg) in Japan, and a recent DNA survey of whale meat for sale in Japan showed that 9 out of 16 samples, more than 50 percent, came from endangered whale species that are internationally protected.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/van_anim_grywhale.htm (2500 words)

	Gray Whale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Gray whales were brought to the forefront of national media attention when a newborn stranded on the California coast in January.
		With the shortest and coarsest baleen of all Balaenid whales, gray whales are adapted for bottom-feeding.
		Gray whales are identified by a mottled gray body with clusters of barnacles and patches of orange to white whale lice.
	www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/eschrichtius.html (401 words)

	Secret Spot Baja - Gray Whale
		The Gray whale is a coastal hugging baleen whale that actually goes right to the bottom of relatively shallow areas digging and vacuuming up the sea floor in search of its favorite prey, crustaceans.
		They are the only whale species ever to be hunted to extinction in any one ocean, when in the early 19th century the last Gray whale died in some lonely stretch of the Atlantic Ocean.
		Gray whales often lift their tails clear of the waters surface while diving and the tail's underside can be utilized for individual identification.
	www.secretspotbaja.com /gray.html (456 words)

	Gray Whale
		The gray whale is a baleen whale and has approximately 300 plates of cream-colored baleen hanging from its upper jaw.
		Gray whales generally stay around the continental shelf and are truly a coastal species.
		Gray whales can be seen passing by California in December and January during their southern migration, and again in March and April on their northern journey.
	projects.edtech.sandi.net /encanto/graywhale/graywhaleinfo.html (571 words)

	NATURE. Critter Guide. Gray Whale. \| PBS
		Gray whales have several throat grooves that allow their throats to expand during the huge intake of water that occurs while feeding.
		Gray whales were nearly hunted to extinction for their flesh and oil.
		Whaling was halted in the U.S. in 1928.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/critters/whale.html (218 words)

	Gray Whale
		A population of gray whales once lived in the North Atlantic Ocean and became extinct in the 17th century, due to hunting.
		Gray whale breeding occurs mostly in the winter to early spring while near the surface and in warm waters.
		Gray whales often seem to play in the surf and shallow waters and actually appear to surf the waves occasionally.
	www.freewebtown.com /kristinand20/Graywhale.html (485 words)

	Eschrichtius robustus, Gray Whale at MarineBio.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Gray whale has no dorsal fin but two-thirds of the way back on its body is a prominent dorsal hump followed by 6-12 knuckles along the dorsal ridge that extend to the flukes (tail) which is 3.7 m across, pointed at the tips and deeply notched in the center.
		Gray whale migration is the longest known of any mammal at 16,000-22,530 km round trip, migrating each fall and spring, mainly along the western coast of North America though not all whales make the migratory trip.
		Gray whales are the most coastal of the baleen whales and are often found within a kilometer of the coast, although an increase in boat traffic seems to have forced the whales to stay farther out.
	www.marinebio.com /species.asp?id=279 (1681 words)

	Orca Network - Gray Whale Tutorial
		The Gray whale gets its name from its mottled gray skin, which is covered with barnacles and “whale lice.” Many biologists believe Gray whales may have been among the first of the great whales to have evolved into their present form.
		Gray whales are appreciated for their “friendly” approaches to people in small boats in their mating and calving grounds, where they are often seen spy-hopping, lobtailing and breaching.
		The number of Gray whale deaths along the Pacific coast in 1999 was twice as high as any year dating back to 1985, and the highest in the 24 years records have been kept.
	www.orcanetwork.org /nathist/graywhales.html (937 words)

	Gray Whale watching in Big Sur, California
		Gray whales can be seen from the highway turnouts in Big Sur from December through April.
		The average weight of a gray whale is 16 tons (32,000 pounds) and some have reached weights of 30 to 40 tons.
		Gray whales surface surface every three to five minutes to breath and can remain submerged for up to 15 minutes.
	www.bigsurcalifornia.org /whalesgray.html (937 words)

	Gray Whale, Gray Whale Information
		The Gray Whale is the sole species in the Eschrichtiidae family.
		Gray Whales undergo an autumn migration from the arctic to their winter breeding grounds in various bays in the Mexican Baja peninsula.
		In contrast to this during the whaling years Gray Whales were called “Devilfish” due to the fierce protection of their calves which were harpooned by the whalers in order to target their mothers.
	www.allthesea.com /Gray-Whale.html (364 words)

	About The Gray Whale
		Gray whales can be differentiated from other similar looking whales by the lack of a dorsal fin 6-12 low bumps along their backs and two to five deep creases rather than longitudinal ventral grooves on its throat.
		Gray whales also have sparse hairs on their body, which are retained throughout their life.
		Commercial whaling was banned in the United States in 1951 and various laws such as the Endangered Species Act of 1964 and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 though other countries hunted within sight of the California coast until the US territorial limit was increased to 200 miles off shore in the later 1970's.
	www.celebrationsca.com /InfoAboutTheGrayWhale.htm (1279 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The gray whale population experienced a sharp decline during the middle of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a result of European and U.S. whalers harvesting the species off the Baja California coastline (Henderson 1972; Maldonado 1981; Ramos P. 1992; Sayers 1984; Scammon 1968; Whipple 1979).
		Gray whales have become the focus of a federal government public relations campaign through the media to illustrate Mexico's efforts to protect whales that are "...
		Gray whale conservation programs on the Pacific Coast and vaquita conservation programs in the Gulf illustrate that marine mammals cannot be separated from the human communities that affect them and their habitat on a daily basis.
	dizzy.library.arizona.edu /ej/jpe/serge.htm (19272 words)

	Fact Sheets > Gray Whale
		Gray whales are mottled gray and grow to 40-50 feet (12.2-15.2 meters) in length.
		It is thought that gray whales probably have excellent hearing, especially at low frequencies, which is valuable in the dark ocean environment where vision is less useful.
		Gray whales are unique in that they prefer prey that live near or on the sea floor.
	www.fact-sheets.com /science-nature/animals/gray_whale (502 words)

	The Marine Mammal Center
		Gray whales are baleen whales, and each has approximately 300 plates of cream-colored baleen hanging from its upper jaw.
		Gray whales feed by sucking in bottom-dwelling animals, mostly amphipods (which are related to shrimp).
		In the late 1800s, the gray whale breeding grounds were discovered, and whalers killed a large percentage of the population.
	www.marinemammalcenter.org /learning/education/whales/gray.asp (967 words)

	PACIFIC GRAY WHALE
		The only member of the family Eschrichtiidae, the pacific gray whale is one of the smaller mysticete, or baleen whales, to roam the seas.
		The Pacific gray was almost hunted to extinction in the 1850Õs after the discovery of the calving lagoons, and again in the 1900Õs with the introduction of Ôfloating factoriesÓ.
		As a baleen whale, the whale dives to the bottom, rolls on its side and filters nutrient rich sediments through a series of 130-180 fringed overlapping plates hanging from each side of the upper jaw.
	www.palosverdes.com /eco/gray.html (1508 words)

	Discovering Whales - The Gray Whale
		The Gray Whale is one of the most active of all large whales with spyhopping, lobtailing and breaching commonly observed.
		This whale is well known for the 19,500km (12,000 mile) round trip between its northern feeding grounds in the Beaufort, Bering and Chukchi seas and its southern breeding grounds in Baja California and off the Korean coast.
		One in the North Atlantic was hunted to extinction around 1700; a Korean population in the Northwest Pacific was hunted until 1968 and is now rare; the third, a Californian population in the Northeast Pacific still exists in moderate numbers, 17,000 - 18,000 despite earlier overexploitation.
	www.omplace.com /omsites/discover/GRAY/grayg.html (382 words)

	ACS gray whale Cetacean Fact Sheet - American Cetacean Society
		Eschrichtiidae, the gray whale is a mysticete, or baleen whale.
		The whales remain in the lagoons for 2-3 months, allowing the calves to build up a thick layer of blubber to sustain them during the northward migration and keep them warm in the colder waters.
		Orcas (killer whales) are a cause of gray whale deaths, and many gray whales have orca teeth scars on their flukes.
	www.acsonline.org /factpack/graywhl.htm (1040 words)

	Gray Whale FAQ
		Gray Whales are the only species of whale that feed on the ocean floor, grazing much like land mammals such as cows, sheep and elephants.
		The remarkable recovery of the gray whale from near extinction from overhunting is indeed an international success story, but the future survival of the species depends on our ability to effectively manage human activities that adversely affects the whales and their habitat.
		The gray whale, nicknamed the desert whale is the only species of whale that seeks shelter from the open ocean in the desert surrounded lagoons.
	www.ccaej.org /graywhales/faq.htm (933 words)

	Dolphin bycatch tour 2005: Fade to gray
		The focus of campaigning there is whales - and particularly the critically endangered population of gray whales in the western Pacific, known as 'Korean gray whales'.
		Minke whales are certainly bycatch victims in that area, and the loss of even a few gray whales in fishing nets would be devastating to the remaining population.
		Gray whales, like other cetaceans, face many threats from humanity - from direct threats like hunting and entanglement in fishing nets to threats from toxic and noise pollution, oil and gas developments, dredging, and food depletion.
	weblog.greenpeace.org /dolphintour/archives/002250.html (434 words)

	Gray Whale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a whale which travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly.
		It is classified as a baleen whale and has a baleen, or whalebone, which acts like a sieve to capture amphipods taken in along with sand, water and other material.
		Gray whales have been protected by international agreement since 1946, and are not hunted anymore.
	www.aseannewsnetwork.de /articles/content/g/gr/gray_whale.html (753 words)

	SDNHM - Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale)
		The gray whale has no dorsal fin, but a series of low round humps are present on the rear portion of the back.
		Most gray whales calve in the lagoons of Baja California, and as with all cetaceans, the young are born underwater and are able to swim immediately.
		When in their southern breeding grounds, the whales typically fast, although they are known to feed on sardines.
	www.oceanoasis.org /fieldguide/esch-rob.html (812 words)

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		Gray whales are not as stocky as right and bowhead whales but are more robust than sei, fin, Bryde's and minke whales.
		Gray whales inhabit shallow continental shelf waters and are predominantly a coastal species.
		A population of gray whales inhabiting the North Atlantic was hunted to extinction as early as the 17th century.
	www.ifaw.org /ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=13063 (857 words)

	WHALES WHALING WHALERS: BALEEN, BELUGA, BLUE, FIN, GRAY, HUMPBACK
		Examines how the hunting of the Atlantic gray whale led to its extinction in the early 1700's, describes the physical characteristics, habits, and threats to the survival of the gray whale, and discusses ancient and modern whaling methods.
		Just as his matchmaking efforts seem to be working with his widowered father and his favorite teacher, ten-year-old Pence becomes involved in investigating why the migrating gray whales have deviated from their normal course off the California coast.
		This book places sailors at the center of a social history of whaling and explores the ways in which the history of the sea and the history of the shore have intersected.
	www.mauimapp.com /bookstore/whales.htm (1307 words)

	Working Together
		Morphologically, they were the same whales (now known as Eschrichtius robustus) as the better-known California gray whales, which confine their migratory meanderings to the Pacific coast of North America, annually swimming south from the Bering Sea to Baja California and back again.
		Although it is not clearly identified, the gray whale is thought to be one of the whales mentioned.
		To do so would mean almost certain death, for whales are ill equipped to move on land, and a whale on the beach in the sun is a whale that cooks in its own blubber insulation.
	solutions.synearth.net /2003/05/26?print-friendly=true (2124 words)

	Whale Books Homepage
		The photos portray the blue whale as a sleek, streamlined creature unlike many of the artists drawings which would have us believe whales are bulging creatures with a form unsuited to graceful movement.
		Despite Florida's relatively isolated location and low elevation, the varied habitats along its extensive coastline and among its forests, grass- lands, swamps, rivers, and offshore waters are mirrored in the surprising diversity of this state's mammal fauna.
		An introduction to the characteristics and behavior of whales and dolphins.
	www.planet-pets.com /bookwale.htm (1117 words)

	Gray Whale Photos, Eschrichtius robustus, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It is uncommon for gray whale calves to be born so far north of the Baja California (Mexico) calving lagoons, and it is unlikely that this calf survived long.
		Above: gray whales during the southern migration along the coast of central and southern California.
		After gulping mouthfuls of mud and sand, gray whales push the water, sand and mud out of their mouths with their enormous tongues, using their baleen as a filter to retain the invertebrates.
	www.oceanlight.com /html/gray_whale.html (194 words)

	Grey Whale
		It came to an early extinction in the North Atlantic and may be close to extinction on the Asian side of the Pacific.
		Since their protection by international agreement in 1937, they have increased on the North American side, where they range from their summer waters in the Bering and Chukchi Seas to winter waters off Baja, California.
		The estimated population is 17,000 animals, which, it is hoped, may re-stock the Japanese and Korean waters.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/grwhale.htm (96 words)

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