January: Courting, Mating, Giving Birth

January: Courting, Mating, Giving Birth
During January, more gray whales arrive in the warm lagoons of Mexico and begin to give birth to their young. Whales continue the courting and mating along the migration route and in the lagoons.

A newborn gray whale rests on her mother.

Photo: Keith Jones, Baja Jones Adventure Travel


Overview: The Annual Cycle of the Gray Whale
January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December
January: Courting, Mating, Giving Birth During January, more gray whales arrive in the warm lagoons of Mexico and begin to give birth to their young. Whales continue the courting and mating along the migration route and in the lagoons. Photo: Keith Jones, Baja Jones Adventure Travel