Gray whale

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:Baja_California_lagoons
gptkbp:calfLengthAtBirth 4-5 meters
~700 kg
gptkbp:calvingGrounds gptkb:Baja_California_lagoons
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commercialWhalingImpact heavily hunted in 19th and 20th centuries
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet amphipods
benthic crustaceans
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gray mottled skin
lack of dorsal fin
series of knuckles on back
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Baja_California
gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Chukchi_Sea
gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:North_Atlantic_gray_whale
gptkbp:family gptkb:Eschrichtiidae
gptkbp:feedingType bottom feeder
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Linnaeus
1758
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 13 months
gptkbp:habitat coastal waters
shallow seas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gray whale
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 12-15 meters
gptkbp:lifespan 55-70 years
gptkbp:migratory true
Arctic to Baja California
gptkbp:notableFeature breaching
long-distance migration
spyhopping
gptkbp:notableFor one of the longest migrations of any mammal
sometimes called 'devil fish' by whalers
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cetacea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators humans
orcas
gptkbp:protectedBy protected by international law
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Eschrichtius_robustus
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Eastern_North_Pacific_gray_whale
gptkb:Western_North_Pacific_gray_whale
gptkbp:threats climate change
entanglement in fishing gear
habitat degradation
ship strikes
gptkbp:weight up to 40 tonnes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Animalia
gptkb:California
gptkb:California,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4