GRAYWHALE

Gray whale

The gray whale is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of, a weight of, and lives between 50 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. The gray whale is the sole living species in the genus Eschrichtius, which in turn is the sole living genus in the family Eschrichtiidae. This mammal descended from filter-feeding whales that developed at the beginning of the Oligocene, over 30 million years ago.

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gray whale

Noun

  1. A baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north Pacific


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