From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-562430-935833
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (UPI) -- Experts said a gray while spotted in
California's Marina del Rey channel is likely using the area as a pit
stop for its long migration.
Peter Wallerstein, founder of Marine Animal Rescue, said the
20-foot-long California gray whale, which has been swimming in and out
of the channel for the past week, is probably in the midst of
migrating from the Mexican coast and chose Marina del Rey as a rest
stop on the way to northern Alaska, the Los Angeles Times reported
Tuesday.
"This one is probably a straggler," Wallerstein said. "Some just take
a little longer than others" to complete their migration.
Wallerstein said the whale has thus far evaded danger, but there are
fears that it could wind up in a collision with a speeding boat. He
said officials are leaving the whale alone for now because it appears
healthy and there have not yet been any problems resulting from its
presence.
"We don't want to alter its natural instinct," Wallerstein said. "And
that's what it's doing. It's exploring, resting and eating."