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Gray whale | |
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Gray whale "spy-hopping" (having a look) next to its calf | |
Size compared to an average human | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Eschrichtiidae |
Genus: | Eschrichtius |
Species: | E. robustus |
Binomial name | |
Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg, 1861 | |
Gray whale range | |
Synonyms | |
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The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a baleen whale (a filter feeder) that has a layer of blubber up to 10 inches (25 cm) thick. Because a mother gray whale would defend her calf so fiercely it would actually attack whalers and overturn their boats, whalers often called the gray whale a devilfish.
The gray whale migrates from cold waters to the tropics each year in pods. Gray whales are very agile swimmers. They can dive for up to 30 minutes and go 500 feet (155 m) deep. Gray whales make grunts, clicks, and whistling sounds which may be used to communicate with other gray whales.
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