Dolphins ‘escort’ massive sea creatures through California waters. See them swim

A group of sea creatures were seen migrating with some friends in California, a marine life tour agency said.

Onlookers got a glimpse of eight gray whales migrating north, according to a March 25 Instagram post and video by Newport Coastal Adventure.

But the creatures, which are bigger than a school bus, weren’t traveling alone.

Instead, the “biggest pod of the season” was being “escorted” by a group of common dolphins, the tour agency said.

A gray whale can be seen spouting behind two dolphins, before the video shows the entire pod swimming together.

The whales, known as “devil fish” due to their aggressive behavior when being harpooned, can grow to 49 feet long and weigh 90,000 pounds, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

They eat by rolling on their side while on the sea floor, swimming slowly, as they filter the food through their baleen plates, the NOAA said.

March is the peak time for gray whales to migrate, and throughout April, they will be replaced with humpback and fin whales before blue whales begin to show up, the tour agency said.

Newport is about a 50-mile drive southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

This story was originally published March 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM with the headline "Dolphins ‘escort’ massive sea creatures through California waters. See them swim."