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do Gray Whales Migrate?
Gray whales migrate north each spring to feast
and grow fat in the rich feeding waters of the Arctic.
They migrate south each fall to mate and give
birth in lagoons on Mexico's Baja Peninsula. They
do this every year of their long lives. With Journey North,
you can follow the northward migration each spring on the Web.
In January, February and March, many people travel to the lagoons.
They want to see these gentle giants and new babies up close.
This baby gray whale is just days old. Its mother left the cold
Arctic
waters
of her
feeding grounds in November. She swam for about 55 days nonstop.
In January she reached the warm, safe lagoons
of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, just in time to give birth.
Photo:
Linda Lewis
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