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 a
the killer whales can hear every sound a
the killer whales can hear every sound a male it’s a dangerous passage for mother
male it’s a dangerous passage for mother
male it’s a dangerous passage for mother and calf marine biologist Nancy Black
and calf marine biologist Nancy Black
and calf marine biologist Nancy Black has seen what can happen
has seen what can happen
has seen what can happen a few years ago we found killer whales
a few years ago we found killer whales
a few years ago we found killer whales closing in on a gray well female and
closing in on a gray well female and
closing in on a gray well female and calf I was really excited because it was
calf I was really excited because it was
calf I was really excited because it was one of the few times I’ve had an
one of the few times I’ve had an
one of the few times I’ve had an opportunity to see killer whales hunting
opportunity to see killer whales hunting
opportunity to see killer whales hunting together as a team
together as a team
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 as the attack began Nancy
this as the attack began Nancy
this as the attack began Nancy recognized the members of a transient
recognized the members of a transient
recognized the members of a transient pod joined by other transient groups
pod joined by other transient groups
pod joined by other transient groups they encircle the gray whales blocking
they encircle the gray whales blocking
they encircle the gray whales blocking their escape
then they began to RAM the calf is
then they began to RAM the calf is separated from the female
the calf struggled to climb on its
the calf struggled to climb on its mother’s back desperate to get out of
mother’s back desperate to get out of
mother’s back desperate to get out of the water but it couldn’t stay on for
the water but it couldn’t stay on for
the water but it couldn’t stay on for long
but the killers renew their attack
but the killers renew their attack killer will spent a lot of time bashing
killer will spent a lot of time bashing
killer will 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 cow they look like they were causing a
cow they look like they were causing a
cow 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 pretty tired
they did that as the pretty tired
they did that as the pretty tired one female transient made a dangerous
one female transient made a dangerous
one female transient made a dangerous maneuver moving in a loan against an
maneuver moving in a loan against an
maneuver moving in a loan against an animal six times her size if she tried
animal six times her size if she tried
animal six times her size if she tried to separate the calf from its 30 ton
to separate the calf from its 30 ton
to separate the calf from its 30 ton mother the rest of the pack joined in to
mother the rest of the pack joined in to
mother the rest of the pack 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 his lungs
if they could keep it down his lungs
if they could keep it down his lungs would fill with water
but the mother would not give up on her
but the mother would not give up on her cat the cats spent a lot of time rolling
cat the cats spent a lot of time rolling
cat the cats spent a lot of time rolling on top of its mother and alongside of
on top of its mother and alongside of
on top of its mother and alongside of its mother – and that rolling behavior
its mother – and that rolling behavior
its mother – and that rolling behavior seemed to prevent the killer whales from
seemed to prevent the killer whales from
seemed to prevent the killer whales from getting in the middle between the mother
getting in the middle between the mother
getting in the middle between the mother and calf in the end it was the killer
and calf in the end it was the killer
and calf in the end it was the killer whales that gave up
two hours after the attack began mother
two hours after the attack began mother and calf escaped and the killer whales
and calf escaped and the killer whales
and calf escaped and the killer whales went hungry
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