Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:averageTemperature 40 to 50 feet
gptkbp:bornIn About 15 feet
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:Laguna_Ojo_de_Liebre
Winter months
Bering_Sea_and_Chukchi_Sea
gptkbp:canEstablish Laguna San Ignacio
gptkbp:character Absent or very small
gptkbp:climate Adapted to cold waters
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
Various NGOs involved in protection
Protected_under_the_Marine_Mammal_Protection_Act
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Featured in literature and art
Important_to_Indigenous_cultures
gptkbp:currentCondition International_Whaling_Commission_regulations
gptkbp:diet Benthic_invertebrates
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Affected by ocean temperature changes
Benthic_ecosystem_engineer
gptkbp:foragingBehavior Bottom feeding
gptkbp:fossilRecord Ancient_relatives_found_in_North_America
gptkbp:geneticDiversity Moderate genetic diversity
gptkbp:habitat Pollution
Coastal_development
Eastern_North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:historicalResearch Once heavily hunted
Ongoing studies on behavior and ecology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale
gptkbp:iceClass Up to 12 inches
gptkbp:knownFor Unique feeding behavior
gptkbp:leafShape Wide and triangular
gptkbp:lifespan 50 to 70 years
gptkbp:migration Long-distance migration
Late fall to early spring
Up to 12,000 miles
Occasional breaching
Food availability
From feeding grounds to breeding grounds
gptkbp:officialResidence Surface feeding
Conducted by marine biologists
gptkbp:populationTrend Approximately 20,000 individuals
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Orcas
gptkbp:publicAccess Educational programs about whales
gptkbp:reproduction Viviparous
Low reproductive rate
gptkbp:researchInterest Tagging and tracking
Studied for marine mammal conservation
gptkbp:seasonalActivities Migratory behavior
gptkbp:skills Human activities
gptkbp:skin Gray_with_mottled_patterns
gptkbp:socialStructure Solitary_or_small_groups
gptkbp:threats Climate change
Entanglement in fishing gear
Ship strikes
gptkbp:throws Up to 15 feet
gptkbp:tourism Whale_watching_industry
gptkbp:vocalization Low-frequency sounds
Used for social interactions
gptkbp:weight About 1 ton
30 to 40 tons