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Whales Head Home after 2-Week Stay

Officials think lost humpbacks have returned to the Pacific

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2007 2:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – Moby-Dick and Jonah can rest easy—the most overexposed whales in the world appear to have returned to the obscurity of the Pacific Ocean. The two humpbacks, who sparked an international media frenzy after getting stuck in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta 2 weeks ago,... Read full story »

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