Whale Fun Facts:
The gray whale seasonally migrates throughout the Pacific from Alaska to the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.
- Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are all part of the same biological order Cetacea.
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- Baleen whales (like the humpback and gray whales) are the largest whales but eat small shrimp-like animals called krill. A single whale can eat several tons of krill every day. < LI>
Source: All information from
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce).