This amazing footage of gray whales approaching a tourist boat in Mexico hides a sad reality

Steve Trewhella/YouTube Wildlife photographer Steve Trewhella was on a tourist boat in the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja, California when he spotted a couple of female gray whales in the water near their boat. The whales — which can reach 45 feet long and weigh up to 30 tons — could easily flip the boat over, or even crush it.  And after a few minutes of monitoring the tourists from a distance, the whales began to approach. Surprisingly, as one of the large females made its way towards t...