The shore-based census in the LA area reported this: We saw “8 gray whales, including two calves. Both of the cow/calf pairs came in close. In the first sighting they milled, the calf kept rolling and lifting its head high and rode on mom’s back for a while. The second sighting we saw the mom come up with the calf on her rostrum. We could see the fetal folds down the calf’s back. At one point mom, calf and three sea lions circled around”
We see this kind of cow/calf behavior in Laguna San Ignacio as well. Our passengers on 2011 tours will, no doubt, enjoy observing this starting later this month!
