Pacific gray whale

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
gptkb:bird
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:Baja_California_lagoons
winter
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Pacific_gray_whale
gptkb:gray_whale
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet benthic crustaceans
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature lack of dorsal fin
mottled gray coloration
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Eastern_North_Pacific
gptkb:Western_North_Pacific
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:North_Atlantic_gray_whale
gptkbp:family gptkb:Eschrichtiidae
gptkbp:feedingType bottom feeder
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Cope
1869
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Eschrichtius
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 13 months
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pacific gray whale
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan 55-70 years
gptkbp:maximumLength 15 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 36,000 kg
gptkbp:migratory longest migration of any mammal
from Arctic to Baja California
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:notableFeature breaching
spyhopping
migratory aggregation
gptkbp:numberOfCalves 1 per pregnancy
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cetacea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:population gptkb:standard
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~20,000 (Eastern North Pacific)
gptkbp:predators gptkb:orange
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:International_Whaling_Commission
gptkb:Marine_Mammal_Protection_Act
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Eschrichtius_robustus
gptkbp:skinParasites barnacles
whale lice
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:threats climate change
entanglement in fishing gear
ship strikes
gptkbp:weaningAge 7-8 months
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gray_whale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5