Baby Gray Whale Swims in Mom's Slipstream

Guests on a whale-watching trip in Dana Point, California, were treated to an enchanting sight: a mother and baby gray whale swimming together.

The mother and calf moved peacefully past the whale-watching boat. The owner of Dana Wharf Whale Watch, Donna Kalez, wrote on YouTube that “the water around mom is moving at the same speed as the mom, so the calf virtually gets a ‘free ride’.” Capt Frank Brennan used a drone camera to record the whales. Credit: Dana Point Whale Watching via Storyful