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| This neonate male gray whale calf was encountered near Big Sur, California during the southward migration. It is uncommon for gray whale calves to be born so far north of the Baja California (Mexico) calving lagoons, and it is unlikely that this calf survived long. |
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| Above: gray whales during the southern migration along the coast of central and southern California. Below: gray whales in Laguna San Ignacio, including some adult gray whale socializing likely related to courtship and mating. |
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| Courtship socialization. |
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Courtship socialization. |
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| Courtship socialization. |
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Two males compete for the attention of a female during courtship socialization. |
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| A closeup of gray whale baleen. Gray whales eat invertebrates found on and in the ocean floor. After gulping mouthfuls of mud and sand, gray whales push the water, sand and mud out of their mouths with their enormous tongues, using their baleen as a filter to retain the invertebrates. |
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