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CalfDawnBreachWindsurfers

Image of Megaptera Gray 1846

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Description: The humpback whale calf nicknamed "Dawn" breaches with windsurfers off of Sherman Island in the Sacramento River. This humpback and her mother, nicknamed "Delta", strayed 90 miles up the Sacramento River in May 2007. They had both been injured, apparently by a boat keel. The Antioch Bridge is visible in the background. Date: 27 May 2007. Source: NOAA Fisheries Service (direct image URL [1]). Author: Sarah Wilkin. Permission(Reusing this file): Public domain.

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