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Gray whale
Ballena gris adulta con su ballenato.jpg
Gray whale "spy-hopping" (having a look) next to its calf
Illustration showing whale next to human diver. The whale is many times larger than the human
Size compared to an average human
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)(Eastern North Pacific population)

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)(Western North Pacific population)
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix):Eschrichtiidae
Genus:Eschrichtius
Species:
E. robustus
Binomial name
Eschrichtius robustus
Cypron-Range Eschrichtius robustus.svg
Gray whale range
Synonyms
  • Balaena gibbosa Erxleben, 1777
  • Agaphelus glaucus Cope, 1868
  • Rhachianectes glaucus Cope, 1869
  • Eschrichtius gibbosus Van Deinse & Junge, 1937
  • E. glaucus Maher, 1961

The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a baleen whale (a filter feeder) that has a layer of blubber up to 10 inches (25 cm) thick. Because a mother gray whale would defend her calf so fiercely it would actually attack whalers and overturn their boats, whalers often called the gray whale a devilfish.

The gray whale migrates from cold waters to the tropics each year in pods. Gray whales are very agile swimmers. They can dive for up to 30 minutes and go 500 feet (155 m) deep. Gray whales make grunts, clicks, and whistling sounds which may be used to communicate with other gray whales.

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