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The only member of the family Eschrichtiidae, the gray whale is a mysticete, or baleen whale.
It is a "coastal" whale that migrates along the North American Pacific Coast between arctic seas and the lagoons of Baja California, Mexico.
Visitors to the calving and breeding lagoons sometimes encounter the phenomenon of the "friendlies"; gray whales that closely approach small boats and allow themselves to be touched by humans.
www.bajawhales.com /graywhales.html   (95 words)

  
 Family Eschrichtiidae or gray whale
The family Eschrichtiidae is represented by one modern species, the Grey Whale.
The Gray Whale is the sole species in the genus Eschrichtius, which in turn is the sole genus in the family Eschrichtiidae.
The enemies and hunters of the gray whale are man, sharks and killer whales.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Cetacea/Eschrichtiidae   (393 words)

  
 Gray Whale Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Gray Whales were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted.
The Gray Whale is the sole species in the Eschrichtius genus, which in turn is the sole genus in the Eschrichtiidae family.
Two Pacific Ocean populations of Gray Whales exist: one small population travelling between the Sea of Okhotsk and southern Korea, and a larger one travelling between the waters off Alaska and the Baja California.
www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/g/gr/gray_whale.html   (439 words)

  
 Eschrichtiidae Photo, Eschrichtiidae photos, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography :: Online Photo Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Keywords: california, cetacean, endangered, eschrichtiidae, eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, marine mammal, mysticete, underwater
Keywords: california, cetacean, endangered, eschrichtiidae, eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, marine mammal, mysticete
Keywords: baleen, cetacean, endangered, eschrichtiidae, eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, marine mammal, mysticete
www.oceanlight.com /eschrichtiidae_photo.html   (429 words)

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