Animals
What animals that live along the seafloor of the San Gabriel River Jetty, that stay there due to the warm water temperatures caused by the nearby power plant, did Lynne encounter?
Stingrays
What is a sea breeze and what causes it to form?
Sea breezes are winds that blow from the sea, to the land. They are formed from land masses warming up.
Lynne was training to swim across the Catalina Channel. She would start training every day at 6am.
Bonus: This particular day, she started at 5am.
No, they so not.
Bonus: Instead, Gray whales have "knuckles on their backs".
What effects can hypothermia have on the human body?
Hypothermia can cause humans to pass out, or possibly die if exposed to the cold for too long.
Why did Lynne name the baby whale Grayson?
Lynne named the baby whale Grayson because he was the "Grays son", Referring to him being the son of a gray whale.
What is a skeg?
A skeg is the fin or blade that can be on various watercraft.
Did Grayson and his mother ever meet up with their pod again?
Yes, as they were swimming out of the harbor, Grayson and his mother met up with another pod of 3 gray whales who were migrating to Alaska.
What do Gray whales use their baleen for?
They use their baleen to feed on the ocean floor, and filter out whatever they do not want.
In the beginning of the book, what fish was feeding on the grunion?
Tuna were eating the grunion.
Who is Steve?
Steve was an old friend of Lynnes who ran the bait shop.
Bonus: He was in his 60's
What is a thermocline?
A thermocline is a distinct layer of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth. The deeper you go, the colder it gets.
What happened to make Lynne realize that Grayson's mother was near?
Lynne realized that Grayson's mother was near because she felt the sea surface change and she felt an underwater current colliding with the chop.
How long do baby Gray whales usually feed on their mother's milk for?
Baby gray whales usually feed on their mother's milk for the first 8 months of their lives.
How does Lynne tell the difference between dolphins and sharks while she is swimming.
Dolphins fins are mokr curved and move up and down as they swim, while sharks fins are more pointed and move side to side as the swim.
Who is Greg Miller and what did he accomplish?
Greg Miller is Lynnes friend. He was the first person to achieve human powered flight.
What are a whales "footprints"?
A whale's "footprints" are the indentations that a whale's fluke makes on the ocean's surface as it swims.
Where did the fishermen see a pod of 5 gray whales, most likely including Grayson's mother?
The fishermen saw a pod of Gray whales off of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
How big, on average, do male gray whales get?
About 35-45 feet long and 20-35 tons.
What is bioluminescence, and what causes it?
Bioluminescence is when the ocean lights up with blue lights, it is caused by light emitting zooplankton and phytoplankton are in the ocean, and something makes contact with them.
About how old did Steve estimate Grayson was?
Steve thought that Grayson was around 3 to 4 months old.
What is a slipstream?
A slipstream is an assisting force regarded as drawing along behind something else.
Before Lynne saw Grayson for the first time, what happened to the water around her as he was swimming underneath her?
Lynne felt the water almost churning upside down and shaking, like she was in a giant washing machine. She also felt a very high energy vibration.
About how long can baby gray whales hold their breath for?