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A gray whale cow and calf surfacing in a kelp paddy, next to two sea otters.Gray whales will swim in kelp paddies to avoid killer whales, their chiefpredator.
Credit
NOAA Fisheries
Display Date
2003
Location
California, Point Piedras Blancas
Collection
NOAA's Ark
Whales