A gray whale swims toward tourists in Ojo de Liebre Lagoon near the town of Guerrero Negro in Mexico's Baja California state.

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A gray whale swims toward tourists in Ojo de Liebre Lagoon near the town of Guerrero Negro in Mexico's southern Baja California state, February 17, 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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Location: Ojo de Liebre lagoon, Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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