California Grey whale - Grey whales trapped in ice

California Grey whale - Grey whales trapped in ice (Eschrichtius robustus). near Barrow, Alaska, October 1988. Rescue effort: series of holes cut in the ice between the stranding area near the coastline, and the open sea. Local Inuit people cut slabs of ice with chain-saws; crew pushes slabs under pack ice, current drives them away. Two of the original 3 trapped whales were eventually rescued

Baleen Breathing Distressed Eschrichtius Eskimo Hole Holes Inuit Rescue Rescues Robustus Sequence Stranded Trapped Whales

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