Explore:
Threatened Species
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates - terrestrial
Invertebrates - marine
Plants & algae
Fungi & lichen
British Species
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates - terrestrial
Invertebrates - marine
Plants & algae
Fungi & lichen
Species
Video
Images
All
Search
Home
>
Threatened Mammals
>
Gray whale
Gray whale
(Eschrichtius robustus)
Species information
Facts & Status
Description
Range & Habitat
Biology
Threats & Conservation
Find out more
Glossary & References
All
See where it lives
Gray whale calf
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Gray whale mother and calf surfacing
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Gray whale mother and calf
© Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.
Aerial view of gray whale mother and calf
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Gray whale
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Gray whale eye
© Norbert Wu / www.osfimages.com
Gray whale fluke
© David Fleetham / www.osfimages.com
Gray whale spyhopping
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Adult gray whale breaching
© Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect.com
Gray whale fluke
© M. Watson / www.ardea.com
Gray whale fluke
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Gray whale dorsal side
© Hans Rheinhard/OKAPIA / www.osfimages.com
Gray whale feeding
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Gray whale spouting
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Gray whale courtship
© Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect.com
Gray whales mating
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Aerial view of gray whale mating group at surface
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Barnacles and lice on gray whale's skin
© Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.
Adult female gray whale trying to protect calf from an attack by an orca
© Sue Flood / naturepl.com
Carcass of a gray whale calf after attack by orcas
© Sue Flood / naturepl.com
Gray whale calf stranded on shore
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Species related by
Family group
Habitat
Conservation status
View image slideshow
Email to a friend