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A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home
Headline from Phys, on the newest of 2 developments
Denny Glover was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing with buddies on the Sacramento River, but he wasn't expecting a fully grown humpback whale.
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Humpback whale shocks locals after being seen in Sacramento River near Rio Vista
Headline from FOX 40 Sacramento ·
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A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home
Whale you believe this?? A humpback whale has been spotted in the Delta near Rio Vista Bridge on the Sacramento River, drawing similarities to Humphrey the Whale, who captured the hearts of Bay Area residents while traveling into the Sacramento River in 1985 and again in 1990.
(FOX40.COM) — A humpback whale shocked the local community after it was spotted swimming in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Rio Vista this week. The Marine Mammal Center said the whale, identified as CRC-11620, was first reported in San Francisco Bay on Tuesday, where multiple humpback whales …
Denny Glover was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing with buddies on the Sacramento River, but he wasn't expecting a fully grown humpback whale.
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