How far do gray whales migrate?
(a.) about 100 miles each way, from southern to central California (b.) about 400 miles each way, from southern to northern California (c.) almost 1200 miles each, from Mexico to Washington state (d.) about 10,000 miles round trip (e.) they don’t (f.) so far north into cold water, that they turn into blue whales ——> See answer — and a story about life-size whale photos!– near the end of this issue of News.bytes. WILDLIFE QUESTION UPDATE Thank you to Dr. Glenn R. Stewart, Professor Emeritus of Zoology and Environmental Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, for an update on last week’s Wildlife Trivia Question: “The Arroyo Toad has been recognized as a full species for over 10 years now and commonly is known by the scientific name, Bufo californicus.” (Our web page included the name Bufo microscaphus californicus, but that dated from when it was considered a subspecies of the southwestern toad.) “The Arroyo Toad’s range (coastal California from Monterey County
