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A gray whale extinct from the Atlantic for more than 200 years was spotted off the New England coast last week in an “incredibly rare event,” the New England Aquarium said.
The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), [1] also known as the grey whale, [5] is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9 meters (49 ft), a weight of up to 41 tonnes (90,000 lb) and lives between 55 and 70 years, although one female was estimated to be 75–80 years of age.
In last 15 years, five gray whale sightings in Atlantic. Over the last 15 years, New England Aquarium scientists said there have been five gray whale sightings in the Atlantic, as well one in the ...
Atlantic gray whale Population of the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea: Last recorded in 1760. The same species survives on the Pacific Ocean. [43] A single individual, presumably dispersed over the Arctic, was observed off Florida in 2023 and Nantucket, Massachusetts in 2024. [44]
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) notes that the Atlantic population of gray whales was made extinct around the turn of the eighteenth century. [1] Examination of remains found in England and Sweden found evidence of a separate Atlantic population of gray whales existing up until 1675. [2]
The beautiful Gray Whale has been extinct from the Atlantic Ocean since the 1700’s, but there are still estimated to be around 20,000 of these creatures swimming the Pacific Ocean. Nonetheless ...
Eschrichtius is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (E. robustus) and the extinct Akishima whale (E. akishimaensis). [2] References
There are about 370 North Atlantic right whales alive. The top of NOAA’s web page for the species offers a stark warning : “Endangered North Atlantic right whales are approaching extinction.”