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Gray Whale Collection

The majestic gray whale, scientifically known as Eschrichtius robustus, is a sight to behold

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) at water surface with mouth open showing baleen plates

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) at water surface with mouth open showing baleen plates, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico

Background imageGray Whale Collection: California gray whale, adult - Colony of barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti)

California gray whale, adult - Colony of barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti)
FG-eb-937 California gray whale - adult, colony of barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti) and Cyamid crustaceans on the head of a gray whale San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) tail, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) tail, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Gray Whale - diving, Gray Whale raising its flukes as it dives

Gray Whale - diving, Gray Whale raising its flukes as it dives. Scammon's Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre)
FG-AQ-873 Gray Whale - diving, Gray Whale raising its flukes as it dives Scammon's Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre), Baja California

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) breaching, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) breaching, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) eye, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) eye, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February. Winner in the Ocean Views category of the 2018 Natures Best Winland Smith Rice Awards

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf at ocean surface, with its mother visible

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf at ocean surface, with its mother visible, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Tourist touching Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, San Ignacio Lagoon, El

Tourist touching Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, February

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), mother and calf, swimming at surface, Magdalena Bay

Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), mother and calf, swimming at surface, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) pod migrating north, aerial view

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) pod migrating north, aerial view. Baja California, Mexico. February

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) aerial view of blowing during whale migration

Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) aerial view of blowing during whale migration, Coast of California, USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, March

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Close up view of the skin of an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Close up view of the skin of an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Gray Whale Tail

Gray Whale Tail
Tail of a Gray Whale

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Gray Whale Diving, Hood Canal, Washington State

Gray Whale Diving, Hood Canal, Washington State

Background imageGray Whale Collection: USA, California, San Diego, California gray whale migrating south toward Mexico

USA, California, San Diego, California gray whale migrating south toward Mexico
USA, California, San Diego. California gray whale migrating south toward Mexico

Background imageGray Whale Collection: USA, California, La Jolla. Gray whales tail out of water

USA, California, La Jolla. Gray whales tail out of water. Credit as: Christopher Talbot Frank / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGray Whale Collection: USA, California, La Jolla. Gray whale tail in dive

USA, California, La Jolla. Gray whale tail in dive. Credit as: Christopher Talbot Frank / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whales, Whale Watching, Magdalena Bay, Mexico, North America

Grey whales, Whale Watching, Magdalena Bay, Mexico, North America

Background imageGray Whale Collection: NA, Mexico, Baja, San Ignacio Bay. Gray whale back and blow hole

NA, Mexico, Baja, San Ignacio Bay. Gray whale back and blow hole

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale surfacing C014 / 0549

Grey whale surfacing C014 / 0549
Grey whale surfacing. The grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is found in coastal waters, migrating with the seasons from Arctic waters to tropical equatorial waters

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale C014 / 0544

Grey whale C014 / 0544
Grey whale. Close-up of the eye of a grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus). The grey whale is found in coastal waters, migrating with the seasons from Arctic waters to tropical equatorial waters

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale diving C014 / 0548

Grey whale diving C014 / 0548
Grey whale diving. The grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is found in coastal waters, migrating with the seasons from Arctic waters to tropical equatorial waters

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Whale watching, Mexico C014 / 0547

Whale watching, Mexico C014 / 0547
Whale watching. Tourist touching the head of a young grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) from a boat. Photographed in the Pacific Ocean, Baja California, Mexico

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale C014 / 0543

Grey whale C014 / 0543
Grey whale. Juvenile grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) surfacing. The grey whale is found in coastal waters, migrating with the seasons from Arctic waters to tropical equatorial waters

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale surfacing C014 / 0542

Grey whale surfacing C014 / 0542
Grey whale surfacing. The grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is found in coastal waters, migrating with the seasons from Arctic waters to tropical equatorial waters

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey whale C014 / 0546

Grey whale C014 / 0546
Grey whale. Close-up of the closed eye of a grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus). The grey whale is found in coastal waters, migrating with the seasons from Arctic waters to tropical equatorial waters

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale

Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale
Close-up of the baleen inside the mouth of a gray whale on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Gray Whale - San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico

Gray Whale - San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
SE-1321 Gray Whale San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey / Gray Whale - breaching - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey / Gray Whale - breaching - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1415 Grey / Gray Whale - breaching San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey Whale - diving - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey Whale - diving - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1337 Grey Whale - diving San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey / Gray Whale - calf - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey / Gray Whale - calf - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1414 Grey / Gray Whale - calf San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey / Gray Whale - eye - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey / Gray Whale - eye - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1416 Grey / Gray Whale - eye San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey Whale - spy-hopping - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey Whale - spy-hopping - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1330 Grey Whale - spy-hopping San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey / Gray Whale - lobtailing - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey / Gray Whale - lobtailing - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1410 Grey / Gray Whale - lobtailing San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey / Gray Whale - spyhopping - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey / Gray Whale - spyhopping - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1408 Grey / Gray Whale - spyhopping San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey Whale - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey Whale - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1339 Grey Whale San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Grey Whale - blowing - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico

Grey Whale - blowing - San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico
SE-1340 Grey Whale - blowing San Ignacio Lagoon - Baja California - Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus), gather around Gray Whale carcass, surrounded by Glaucous Gulls

Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus), gather around Gray Whale carcass, surrounded by Glaucous Gulls, North Slope, Alaska

Background imageGray Whale Collection: North Slope, Alaska. Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) gather around Gray Whale Carcass

North Slope, Alaska. Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) gather around Gray Whale Carcass, surrounded by Glaucous Gulls

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Christopher Swann / SpecialistStock

Christopher Swann / SpecialistStock
Gray whale (eschrichtius robustus) A graywhale approaches a boat, the eye clealry visible. Pacific Ocean

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Adult California gray whale underwater (detail of eye and barnacles)

Adult California gray whale underwater (detail of eye and barnacles). San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Gray whale: flukes entangled in drift net (Eschrictius robustus). USA, Channel Islands, CA

Gray whale: flukes entangled in drift net (Eschrictius robustus). USA, Channel Islands, CA
Tom Campbell / SplashdownDirect

Background imageGray Whale Collection: A mother California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) and newborn calf in San Ignacio Lagoon

A mother California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) and newborn calf in San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of
Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Excited whale watchers reach out to kiss a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Excited whale watchers reach out to kiss a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Excited whale watchers reach out to touch a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Excited whale watchers reach out to touch a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock

Background imageGray Whale Collection: Looking into the eye of a California Gray Whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus)

Looking into the eye of a California Gray Whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus)
Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock



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The majestic gray whale, scientifically known as Eschrichtius robustus, is a sight to behold. With its massive size and gentle nature, it captivates both scientists and tourists alike. One remarkable image captures a California gray whale at the water's surface, mouth wide open to reveal its impressive baleen plates. These specialized filters allow the gray whale to sift through vast amounts of water in search of tiny prey. Another photograph showcases the head of a gray whale adorned with a colony of barnacles and cyamid crustaceans. These "whale lice" form an intriguing symbiotic relationship with their host, providing them with food while finding protection in return. In Scammon's Lagoon off Baja California, Mexico, a stunning shot reveals a gray whale diving gracefully into the depths. As it descends, its flukes rise above the surface—a beautiful display of nature's elegance. San Ignacio Lagoon becomes even more enchanting when witnessing a playful California gray whale calf breaching joyfully out of the water. The bond between mother and child is evident as they navigate these Pacific waters together. A close-up image focuses on the eye of a magnificent gray whale in Magdalena Bay. Its gaze seems wise and ancient—an embodiment of centuries spent traversing oceans and evoking wonder among those lucky enough to encounter it. Sadly, not all interactions are ideal; one photo depicts an ill-advised tourist touching a Gray Whale calf in San Ignacio Lagoon. It serves as an important reminder that we must respect these creatures' space and protect their fragile habitats. Nevertheless, moments like seeing a Gray Whale breach high into the air or observing an entire pod migrating north from an aerial view remind us why conservation efforts are crucial for preserving these incredible animals for future generations to admire. Whether marveling at mother-calf pairs swimming gracefully at the ocean's surface or catching glimpses of blowing during migration, the gray whale continues to inspire awe and fascination.