Grey whale

Eschrichtius robustus

LENGTH 12–14 m / 39–46 ft.

DORSAL FIN None; knuckle-like bumps on lower back

APPEARANCE Mottled grey colour; patches of barnacles

BEHAVIOUR Low, bushy, heart- or v-shaped blow; occasionally lifts tail flukes when diving; often feeds close to shore.

Photos by A. Phillips, C. McMillan, J. Towers, J. Ford. Illustrations by A. Denbigh, not to scale.