article_snippet: The friendly grey whales migrate to the San Ignacio Lagoon to breed and give birth each year.
article_snippet: The friendly grey whales migrate to the San Ignacio Lagoon to breed and give birth each year trip is one of the longest migrations undertaken by a mammal, covering 12,430 miles (20,000 kilometres).
article_snippet: Source: National Geographic .
article_snippet: The 45-foot creatures have a designated area set aside for The 45-foot creatures by the Mexican authorities, where boats can't go, allowing The 45-foot creatures to raise The 45-foot creatures offspring in peace if The 45-foot creatures wish.
article_snippet: Mothers have even been known to raise Mothers calves out of the water on her back to Mothers can be closer to the boats.
article_snippet: The footage comes after the recent tragic death of a woman who was thrown over board as a grey whale breached and hit her boat in Mexico.
article_snippet: Previous to the accident, the accident had been announced by Mexican authorities that the grey whale population is unusually large this breeding season in the area.
highlights_snippet: The encounter was caught on camera in San Igancio Lagoon in Mexico .
  
highlights_snippet: Whales use San Igancio Lagoon in Mexico each year to breed and give birth to Whales young .