this is the season of the gray whale California gray whales make one of the
California gray whales make one of the
California gray whales make one of the longest migrations on the planet often
longest migrations on the planet often
longest migrations on the planet often traveling up to 6,000 miles between
traveling up to 6,000 miles between
traveling up to 6,000 miles between Mexico and the Arctic the first wave is
Mexico and the Arctic the first wave is
Mexico and the Arctic the first wave is made up of adults more than 30 tons of
made up of adults more than 30 tons of
made up of adults more than 30 tons of seagoing force killer whales have been
seagoing force killer whales have been
seagoing force killer whales have been known to attack these leviathans but
known to attack these leviathans but
known to attack these leviathans but they do so very rarely it’s the next
they do so very rarely it’s the next
they do so very rarely it’s the next wave they’re waiting for coming up the
wave they’re waiting for coming up the
wave they’re waiting for coming up the coast of Mexico are the mothers and
coast of Mexico are the mothers and
coast of Mexico are the mothers and their newborn calves the greys ever
their newborn calves the greys ever
their newborn calves the greys ever weary of their only predator tend to hug
weary of their only predator tend to hug
weary of their only predator tend to hug the coastline but there is one stretch
the coastline but there is one stretch
the coastline but there is one stretch in their epic migration where the gray
in their epic migration where the gray
in their epic migration where the gray whales cannot hide the broad expanse of
whales cannot hide the broad expanse of
whales cannot hide the broad expanse of Monterey Bay to get across the Grays
Monterey Bay to get across the Grays
Monterey Bay to get across the Grays must pass above an underwater chasm the
must pass above an underwater chasm the
must pass above an underwater chasm the size of the Grand Canyon now they are
size of the Grand Canyon now they are
size of the Grand Canyon now they are swimming across open water a mile deep
swimming across open water a mile deep
swimming across open water a mile deep the killer whales can hear every sound
the killer whales can hear every sound
the killer whales can hear every sound they make
they make
they make it’s a dangerous passage for mother and
it’s a dangerous passage for mother and
it’s a dangerous passage for mother and calf marine biologist Nancy Black has
calf marine biologist Nancy Black has
calf marine biologist Nancy Black has seen what can happen a few years ago we
seen what can happen a few years ago we
seen what can happen a few years ago we found killer whales closing in on a gray
found killer whales closing in on a gray
found killer whales closing in on a gray well female and calf I was really
well female and calf I was really
well female and calf I was really excited because it was one of the few
excited because it was one of the few
excited because it was one of the few times I’ve had an opportunity to see
times I’ve had an opportunity to see
times I’ve had an opportunity to see killer whales hunting together as a team
killer whales hunting together as a team
killer whales hunting together as a team it’s very rare because Monterey is one
it’s very rare because Monterey is one
it’s very rare because Monterey is one of the few places in the world we have
of the few places in the world we have
of the few places in the world we have an opportunity to see something like
an opportunity to see something like
an opportunity to see something like this
this
this as the attack began nancy recognized the
as the attack began nancy recognized the
as the attack began nancy recognized the members of a transient pod
members of a transient pod
members of a transient pod joined by other transient groups they
joined by other transient groups they
joined by other transient groups they encircled the gray whales blocking their
encircled the gray whales blocking their
encircled the gray whales blocking their escape
then they began to RAM the calf to
then they began to RAM the calf to separate it from the female the calf
separate it from the female the calf
separate it from the female the calf struggled to climb on its mother’s back
struggled to climb on its mother’s back
struggled to climb on its mother’s back desperate to get out of the water
but it couldn’t stay on for long to help
but it couldn’t stay on for long to help her calf the mother turned belly up
her calf the mother turned belly up
her calf the mother turned belly up but the killers renew their attack
but the killers renew their attack
but the killers renew their attack killer Wells spent a lot of time bashing
killer Wells spent a lot of time bashing
killer Wells spent a lot of time bashing and they rammed and hit the gray whale
and they rammed and hit the gray whale
and they rammed and hit the gray whale calf they look like they were causing a
calf they look like they were causing a
calf they look like they were causing a lots of internal injury to the calf when
lots of internal injury to the calf when
lots of internal injury to the calf when they did that as the prey tired
they did that as the prey tired
they did that as the prey tired one female transient made a dangerous
one female transient made a dangerous
one female transient made a dangerous maneuver moving him alone against an
maneuver moving him alone against an
maneuver moving him alone against an animal six times her size she tried to
animal six times her size she tried to
animal six times her size she tried to separate the calf from its 30 ton mother
the rest of the path joined in to shove
the rest of the path joined in to shove the calf away from its mother
then they began to push it below the
then they began to push it below the surface
surface
surface if they could keep it down its lungs
if they could keep it down its lungs
if they could keep it down its lungs would fill with water but the mother
would fill with water but the mother
would fill with water but the mother would not give up on her path the cap
would not give up on her path the cap
would not give up on her path the cap spent a lot of time rolling on top of
spent a lot of time rolling on top of
spent a lot of time rolling on top of its mother and alongside of its mother –
its mother and alongside of its mother –
its mother and alongside of its mother – and that rolling behavior seemed to
and that rolling behavior seemed to
and that rolling behavior seemed to prevent the killer whales from getting
prevent the killer whales from getting
prevent the killer whales from getting in the middle between the mother and
in the middle between the mother and
in the middle between the mother and calf in the end it was the killer whales
calf in the end it was the killer whales
calf in the end it was the killer whales that gave up two hours after the attack
that gave up two hours after the attack
that gave up two hours after the attack began mother and calf escaped and the
began mother and calf escaped and the
began mother and calf escaped and the killer whales went hungry
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