grey whale

noun

1. a large N Pacific whalebone whale, Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches: family Eschrichtidae

Example Sentences

Members of this subpopulation were only sighted in open water and mainly preyed on California sea lions, grey whale calves and northern elephant seals.

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A grey whale, dubbed "Wally" by the marine biologists tracking it, is lost in the Mediterranean - and it must find its way home soon if it is to survive.

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A curious young grey whale approaches a pair of hands reaching down from a tourist boat in San Ignacio Lagoon, Mexico.

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Humpback whales, however, migrate north from Mexico in the summer, and scientists say Allie’s case is likely unrelated to the grey whale deaths.

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The Marine Mammal Center plans a necropsy to determine what killed the grey whale.

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