Whale of a Weekend
Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 05:35PM
Fabian Lewkowicz

Selene, 18, and Axel, 19, hold a Pacific Gray Whale rib bone at the Santa Monica Pier during Heal the Bay - Santa Monica Pier Aquarium's “Whale of a Weekend” on Sunday, February 16, 2014. Whale of a Weekend is a celebration of the gray whales annual migration back to the arctic from Mexico. The gray whales’ annual migration habits are one of the longest of all mammals, approximately 10,000 to 14,000 miles round trip and takes 3 month each way. 

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