Partial solar eclipse to darken US skies this week. This NASA graphic shows the visibility area of the partial total solar eclipse of Oct. 23, 2014. The eclipse will be visible from most of the United States, weather permitting. Viewers in Los Angeles, California, will see 31 percent of the sun covered, at 3:28 p.m.
These whales can grow to the length of 40-50 feet with a weight of about 40 tons. Gray whales are omnivores and enjoy feeding on amphipod crustaceans. Scammonâs Lagoon, of Baja California is an example of gray whales.
MMI researchers study gray whale migration along the Oregon Coast. Eastern gray whales migrate more than 6000 kilometers (3600 miles) along the pacific coast of North America, from their feeding grounds in Alaska to their breeding grounds in Baja California. Gray whales begin the southbound trip late in fall, arriving in Baja between December and February.