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Baby whale gets up close with Southern California beachgoers
DANA POINT, Calif. – Southern California beachgoers have gotten up close and personal with a baby whale.
A grey whale about 15 to 18 feet long cruised into Dana Point Harbor on Tuesday morning. It swam into a shallow children’s area called Baby Beach and circled a pier.
Kayakers were able to get within a few feet of the animal, which at one point swam under paddleboarders.
Capt. Dave Anderson, who runs whale watching tours out of the harbour, says the whale appeared to be a skinny juvenile who was foraging in the mud.
He says it’s probably the same whale that was spotted Monday farther south in a Carlsbad lagoon.
The whale eventually left the harbour. Anderson says it may be moving up the coast and could find its way to Oregon.
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