Editing Gray whale (section)

==Captivity==
[[Image:Graywhale MMC.jpg|thumb|A gray whale in captivity]]
Because of their size and need to migrate, gray whales have rarely been held in captivity, and then only for brief periods of time. The first captive gray whale, who was captured in [[Scammon's Lagoon]], [[Baja California]] in 1965, was named Gigi and died two months later from an infection.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hubbs|first1=Carl L. |last2=Evans| first2=William E. |year=1974|title=The California gray whale: papers presented at the California Gray Whale Workshop, Scripps Institution of Oceanography|url=https://archive.org/stream/californiagraywh00sout/californiagraywh00sout_djvu.txt|journal=Marine Fisheries Review|volume=36|number=4}}</ref> The second gray whale, who was captured in 1972 from the same lagoon, was named Gigi II and was released a year later after becoming too large for the facilities.<ref>{{cite journal|url= http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/share/AquaticMammalsIssueArchives/2001/AquaticMammals_27-03/27-03_Goff.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015214719/http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/share/AquaticMammalsIssueArchives/2001/AquaticMammals_27-03/27-03_Goff.pdf |archive-date=2015-10-15 |url-status=live|first1=J. L. |last1=Sumich|first2=T.|last2=Goff|first3=W.|last3=L. Perryman|year=2001|title=Growth of two captive gray whale calves|journal=Aquatic Mammals|volume=27|issue=3|pages=231–233}}</ref> The third gray whale, J.J., first beached herself in [[Marina del Rey, California]] where she was rushed to [[SeaWorld San Diego]]. After 14 months, she was released because she also grew too large to be cared for in the existing facilities. At {{convert|19,200|lbs|kg}} and {{convert|31|ft|m}} when she was released, J.J. was the largest marine mammal ever to be kept in captivity.<ref>{{cite newsgroup|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-01-mn-34942-story.html|first=Tony|last=Perry|year= 1998|title=Rescued Whale J.J. Begins Long Journey Home|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>