Whale Fall: When a whale dies, its massive body sinks to the ocean floor and becomes a source of life. In the deep sea, where food is extremely rare, this single whale feeds thousands of creatures. Scavengers consume the soft tissue first, sustaining life for months. Then smaller organisms and bacteria break down the remaining bones, releasing nutrients for years. Entire ecosystems form around the carcass, supporting species that exist nowhere else. This process is called a whale fall — a powerf

Gray whales make one of the longest migrations of any animal on the planet, and it’s nothing short of remarkable. Every year, they travel thousands of miles from the cold Arctic waters where they feed, all the way down to the warm, protected lagoons of Baja California. These shallow waters are where calves are born and where mothers can rest before the long journey north again. What makes this migration even more impressive is that newborn calves, only days old, complete the trip alongside their