CALIFORNIA
ere’s a whale of a tale — with a happy ending — from Dana Point Harbor, California. A gray whale gave birth astonishingly close to Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari’s catamaran sailboat. The whale had been “acting strangely” and “swimming in circles” when Capt. Dave’s staff noticed the blood. “Normally, when you see blood in the water, it’s not a good sign,” said Stacie Fox, who has worked for the marine. The staff said the birth was the “first live viewing in the 25 years they have been watching whales.” Normally, the whales give birth in the lagoons in Baja California, Mexico, at the end of their yearly migration from the Arctic waters.
