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Hunger Drives Spring Migration
In the spring, urgent hunger drives gray whales northward. They leave the warm winter breeding grounds to migrate back to cold summer feeding grounds. Longer days of sunlight bring the food chain to life. The warmth melts the ice, so the whales can swim freely to the far north. Soon it will be daylight 24 hours a day!

A gray whale's exhale creates a tall spout.
Image: Keith Jones