Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Species Description

Weight: 80,000 lb (35,000 kg)
Length: 50 ft (15 m) long
Appearance: mottled gray body, with small eyes; they have a "dorsal hump" (not a dorsal fin) and a series of 8-14 small bumps, known as "knuckles"

Lifespan: unknown, but may be as long as 80 years...

Source: Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
Author: NOAA

Link: Notice of Intent to Terminate the Existing Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Prepare a New Environmental Impact Statement Related to the Makah Tribe’s Request to Continue to Exercise its Treaty Right to Hunt Gray Whales
Link: Pacific Gray Whale Management
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