Whales Seen Past Bridge
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BENICIA, Calif. (AP) – Two whales lost in the Sacramento River were spotted Tuesday morning just beyond a bridge where they had stopped a day earlier, a delay that worried scientists hoping to get them back to the ocean.
Biologists hope the mother humpback whale and her calf reach more brackish water soon to help ease the physical strain they have suffered from long exposure to fresh water.
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