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Pacific gray whales have been going extinct for a while, not only these gray whales, but pacific whale and Atlantic gray whales have been going extinct.Scientist have been keeping their minds open to the idea of crossbreeding this species together. And with newly found research on their migration patterns they have some new progress. Scientist are always trying to save endangered species that are dying from human causes or just the species own genetic diversity.The pacific whales and their other gray whale species have been endangered for many years now. But scientist haven't been studying that they are studying their migration patterns to see where their feeding ground expand and where they might cross. "Now, a study of the migration

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