Eastern North Pacific gray whale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eastern_North_Pacific_gray_whale
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gray_whale_population
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:Baja_California_lagoons
December to February
gptkbp:calfGestationPeriod about 13 months
gptkbp:color mottled gray
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Eastern_North_Pacific_gray_whale
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet amphipods
benthic crustaceans
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature lack of dorsal fin
knuckles along back
gptkbp:family gptkb:Eschrichtiidae
gptkbp:feedingGrounds gptkb:Bering_and_Chukchi_Seas
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
1861
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Eschrichtius
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:lifespan 55-70 years
gptkbp:maximumLength up to 15 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 40 tons
gptkbp:migratory Arctic to Baja California
gptkbp:notableFeature longest mammalian migration
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cetacea
gptkbp:populationEstimate 15000-27000
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:International_Whaling_Commission
gptkb:Marine_Mammal_Protection_Act
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Eschrichtius_robustus
gptkbp:species gptkb:Eschrichtius_robustus
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:gray_whale
gptkbp:threats climate change
entanglement in fishing gear
ship strikes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gray_whale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern North Pacific gray whale