Dolphins and sea lions seem to get kicks from watching whales mate. Sometimes the dolphins get worked up and get romantic themselves. I've seen several whale matings here and at the Coronados. For every other species, that I know of, three's a crowd. For some reason it takes three gray whales to tango.
Nobody seems to know why.
My first winter at Torrey Pines was in 1976. That's not all that far back. At least it doesn't seem so to me. I remember spending two hours walking forth and back along the ocean view part of the Guy Fleming Trail. I counted 120 gray whales.