Stunning video: Gray whale calf swims alongside mother off Dana Point coast

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Gray whale calf swims alongside mother off Dana Point coast

DANA POINT, Calif. (KABC) -- A gray whale calf was spotted swimming alongside its mother off the coast of Dana Point.

Drone video shows the mother and child breaching the waters, surfacing several times and letting out some whale blows.

Newborn gray whales and their mothers travel south during January and February, passing the Dana Point Harbor each year during migratory season.

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