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Gray Whales

Gray whales are easily recognized by the gray patches and white mottling on their skin. Using its double blow hole it can spout up to 15 feet into the air. Everything from the gray whales characteristics, diet, feeding habits and more can be found in this category.

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A gray whale can be up to 540 inches in length how many yards is that?

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There are 12 inches in a foot, so just divide 540 by 12 to get your answer.

What clings to the back of the gray whale?

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barnacles no one farts anymore

How many gray whales are alive today?

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  • There are only 78 gray whales left in the wild so we need to stop the whaling and hope that alot of whales reproduce.
  • The whalers are going rampid and not caring what it will do to our enviorment.

Why the gray whales in danger of extinction?

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Because of Hunting & Whaling by humans. Gray Whales have been hunted since the 16th century. Humans have been whaling gray whale species for over 4 decades now. This hunting has significantly reduced the gray whale populations. The north atlantic population of gray whales were totally wiped out due to whaling even before the 19th century. Around 1950, governments worldwide declared the gray whale as an endangered species and banned whaling them

What is being done to save the gray whales?

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Gray Whales have been hunted since the 16th century. Humans have been whaling gray whale species for over 4 decades now. This hunting has significantly reduced the gray whale populations. The north atlantic population of gray whales were totally wiped out due to whaling even before the 19th century. Around 1950, governments worldwide declared the gray whale as an endangered species and banned whaling them

There were still a decent number of these animals after the country's worldwide put a ban on their hunting. Ever since, their numbers have increased naturally.

How much food does it take to fill a gray whale's stomach?

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Gray Whales feed on benthic crustaceans that are found on the sea bed. The whale scoops up sediments from the sea floor and filters out edible particles and feeds on them. There is no documented evidence on how much a gray whale would eat, but considering its size and weight, it should be a few hundred kilograms or more of food in a day.

When did gray whales become endangered?

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Gray Whales have been hunted since the 16th century. Humans have been whaling gray whale species for over 4 decades now. This hunting has significantly reduced the gray whale populations. The north atlantic population of gray whales were totally wiped out due to whaling even before the 19th century. Around 1950, governments worldwide declared the gray whale as an endangered species and banned whaling them.

How far does the gray whales migrate and how fast does it swin?

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To escape the frosty winter in the north. Each October, as the northern ice pushes southward, small groups of gray whales in the eastern Pacific start a two to three-month, 8,000-11,000 kilometers trip south. Traveling night and day, the gray whale averages approximately 120 kilometers per day at an average speed of 8 kilometers per hour. This round trip of 16,000-22,000 kilometers is believed to be the longest annual migration of any mammal

How long can Gray Whales hold their breath under water?

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They're able to hold their breath for about 2 hours.

What is a Gray whale's food chain?

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The Gray Whales food chain should include: Animal with competitors; foods including plants; predators and the sun:

Competitor: Killer Whale

Foods: Amphipods (small shrimp like animals), Crab Larvae, Herring eggs, etc.

Predators: Killer Whale, Sharks, and human.

Do gray whales have baleen?

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Gray whales are baleen whales. The Sperm whale is the only really big toothed whale.

How many meters is a gray whale?

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1,100 to 1,200 centimeters.

Do gray whales travel in groups?

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They call them PODS and they travel in pods most of the time.

How big is gray whale baby?

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Breeding behavior is complex and often involves three or more gray whales. The Gestation period is about one year, and females reproduce biennially. The calf is born tail first, and measures about 4 meters in length at birth. The Gray Whales give birth to their young in shallow lagoon waters. This is done to protect the newborn from predators like sharks and orcas

What part of the ocean do gray whales live in?

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Grey or Gray Whale (eschrichtius robustus)

can be found in the Eastern North Pacific (North America) - critically endangered

Western North Pacific (Asian)

May 8, 2010 - gray whale confirmed sighting of the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea

What is being done to help the gray whales?

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Gray Whales have been hunted since the 16th century. Humans have been whaling gray whale species for over 4 decades now. This hunting has significantly reduced the gray whale populations. The north atlantic population of gray whales were totally wiped out due to whaling even before the 19th century. Around 1950, governments worldwide declared the gray whale as an endangered species and banned whaling them

How large is a grey whale?

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150 Tons
It reaches a weight of about 36 tons.

What are the predators of gray whales?

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I cannot. Because, Adult blue whales have no natural predators. They are too big and too strong to be attacked and killed by any animal. However, Orca's (Killer Whales) are known to attack and kill youngsters. A group of Orca's can easily hunt a baby blue whale if its mother is not around. Otherwise, they have no natural predators

Who are the predators of the gray whale?

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Adult, healthy whales are large and powerful enough that the only predator that they need fear is man. Humans have hunted grey whales for millennia. Young, sick or injured whales could be food for sharks, orca, or any other large and fast oceanic carnivores.

What are gray whale adaptations?

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Blubber for warmth- streamline body for better swimming and its teeth act as a sieve to filter krill out of the water. and lastly it takes naps instead of long sleeps because if it does it would drown.