See Baby Whale Catch A Ride From Mama Off Dana Point

DANA POINT, CA — This January, off the coast of Dana Point, a mother and calf gray whale swam together to the delight of whale watching crowds. This pair frolicked off Dana Point Harbor and was caught on camera by captain Frank Brennan, Dana Wharf Whale Watching told Patch.

"There were 285 School children from Mission Hills elementary school in Escondido who were out whale watching with Dana Wharf Whale watching when our drone pilot Captain Frank Brennan caught this on his drone," they said.

The baby "calf" drafted off his mother "cow" using the slipstream for a free ride, Gray Whale expert Alisa Schulman-Janiger also head of the Gray Whale Census at Point Vicente, said.

Schulman-Janiger determined the baby to be from a week to two weeks old, she said, judging by how the calf is swimming and taking breaths small calf about 15 feet long.

Gray Whale season is underway for the Southland as they make their long migration down to the bays and lagoons in Baja California.

"It’s truly a magical migration one everyone should witness in Dana Point," Donna Kalez, General Manager of Dana Wharf said.

Captain Frank Brennan for danawharf.com: Photo