The first female gray whale with a calf of the season has arrived in…

The first female gray whale with a calf of the season has arrived in Kamchatka's Kronotsky Bay.

Consensus

• A female gray whale with her calf arrived in Kronotsky Bay, Kamchatka
• The calf was born in Mexico and traveled approximately 8,000 km with its mother
• The calf weighs about one ton
• The whale calf is registered under number К267 in the Kamchatka gray whale photo catalog
• The mother whale is registered under number К054
• The whale migration season for feeding begins in the bay
• Tourist visits to the reserve area are allowed only from the second half of summer
• The project 'Gray Whales of Kamchatka' is ongoing to study and protect this rare population

Points of divergence

• The calf was born in winter near the California Peninsula — vesti
• The calf is several months old — kommersant
• The calf was photographed and filmed by reserve staff — vesti
• The mother whale is known to scientists from 2022 — kommersant