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Grey whale
Grey whale
(Eschrichtius robustus)
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Grey whale calf
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Grey whale mother and calf surfacing
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Grey whale mother and calf
© Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.
Aerial view of grey whale mother and calf
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Grey whale
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Grey whale eye
© Norbert Wu / www.osfimages.com
Grey whale fluke
© David Fleetham / www.osfimages.com
Grey whale spyhopping
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Adult grey whale breaching
© Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect.com
Grey whale fluke
© M. Watson / www.ardea.com
Grey whale fluke
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Grey whale dorsal side
© Hans Rheinhard/OKAPIA / www.osfimages.com
Grey whale feeding
© Todd Pusser / naturepl.com
Grey whale spouting
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Grey whale courtship
© Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect.com
Grey whales mating
© Tom Walmsley / naturepl.com
Aerial view of grey whale mating group at surface
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
Barnacles and lice on grey whale's skin
© Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.
Adult female grey whale trying to protect calf from an attack by an orca
© Sue Flood / naturepl.com
Carcass of a grey whale calf after attack by orcas
© Sue Flood / naturepl.com
Grey whale calf stranded on shore
© Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk
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