Long Beach, CA USA. Jan. 1981. Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mating off -shore from San Pedro, California. 2-male and 1-female engaged in mating on their annual migration. Gray whales measure from m (16 ft) in length for newborns to 13–15 m (43–49 ft) for adults (females tend to be slightly larger than adult males). Newborns are a darker gray to black in color. A mature gray whale can reach 40 t (44 short tons), with a typical range of 15–33 t (17–36 short tons), making them the ninth largest sized species of cetacean.
Long Beach, CA USA. Jan. 1981. Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mating off -shore from San Pedro, California. 2-male and 1-female engaged in mating on their annual migration. Gray whales measure from m (16 ft) in length for newborns to 13–15 m (43–49 ft) for adults (females tend to be slightly larger than adult males). Newborns are a darker gray to black in color. A mature gray whale can reach 40 t (44 short tons), with a typical range of 15–33 t (17–36 short tons), making them the ninth largest sized species of cetacean.
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Location: Long Beach CA USA
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Keywords: california, cetacean, eschrichtius, gray, mating, robustus, whale, whales
