The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), [1] also known as the grey whale, [5] is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of up to 41 tonnes (90,000 lb) and lives between 55 and 70 years, although one female was estimated to be 75–80 years of age.

2024年3月7日 · In an “incredibly rare event,” scientists have spotted a gray whale off the coast of Massachusetts, diving and resurfacing in the waters around Nantucket. The sighting left the team astonished:...

2024年3月6日 · A gray whale, whose species has been considered extinct in the Atlantic Ocean for 200 years, was recently spotted off the coast of Nantucket, an Island in Massachusetts, researchers announced.

2024年3月6日 · A gray whale extinct from the Atlantic for more than 200 years was spotted off New England last week in an “incredibly rare event,” the New England Aquarium said.

2024年3月12日 · Gray whales (pictured, a female and her calf in Baja, California) have been extinct in the Atlantic since the late 1700s, wiped out largely by whaling.

2024年3月14日 · Gray whales — known for their lack of a dorsal fin and mottled skin — once swam in Atlantic waters, but they met an unfortunate end likely spurred by commercial whaling, which involved hunting and killing whales to sell their meat and blubber.

As a relatively shallow, shore-hugging species, Atlantic gray whales would navigate some of the busiest waterways in the world and interact with some of the United States’ most valuable coastal fisheries.

2016年6月30日 · Are Atlantic Gray Whales Really Extinct? Today only three populations of gray whales are found in the Pacific Ocean. The North Atlantic population was extirpated in the early 18 th century.

2024年3月6日 · Researchers with the New England Aquarium 's aerial survey team on Tuesday reported spotting the whale 30 miles south of Nantucket during a flight on Friday — a sighting they said is "incredibly...

In an incredibly rare event, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team sighted a gray whale off the New England coast last week, a species that has been extinct in the Atlantic for more than 200 years.