Fascinating article about ensnared whale.

evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

Ensnared in hundreds of feet of crab pot lines, whale is saved.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/14/HUMPY.TMP
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desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

Nice story Very Happy

Glad the whale lived to see another day ! Got to see these creatures in NZ -- and its kind of special to watch them dive...with a perfect fluke show! If you get close enough -- they are quite noisy! as they lay on the surface taking in a looooong breath before they Yep, it's a swimmer!

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