The aquarium said that gray whales are easily distinguished from other species because they lack a dorsal fin and have certain features in their skin and dorsal hump. Though gray whales are seen ...

and are easily distinguished from other whales because they have a dorsal hump and no dorsal fin, and their skin is mottled gray and white, the aquarium said. The beasts had disappeared from the ...

Five seconds later, a stunned Mr Simancas bobbed to the surface, as the whale’s dorsal fin again emerged above the surface of the frigid grey water. “I thought he’d swallowed me!” Mr Simancas ...

Whale shark with injury to the dorsal fin, likely to be caused by collision with a vessel. Credit: Gonzalo Araujo ...

Adrián Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas on Saturday when the giant whale surged out of the water ...

variable gray or white “saddle patch” behind their large dorsal fin. While females are smaller than males, full-grown adults can reach 25 feet in length and weigh 10,000 pounds. HABITAT: Killer whales ...