A gray whale peeks its head out of the water in Ojo de Liebre Lagoon near the town of Guerrero Negro in Mexico's southern Baja California state, Febru

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A gray whale peeks its head out of the water in Ojo de Liebre Lagoon near the town of Guerrero Negro in Mexico's southern Baja California state, February 19, 2009. The Gray Whale emigrate every year from the North American Pacific Coast from arctic seas to the lagoons of Baja California, Mexico for mating and calving. The whales make one of the longest of all mammalian migrations, averaging 10,000-14,000 miles.

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Size: 5286px × 3523px
Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
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