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Whale spotted off Long Beach port
Visitors had their cameras out after a whale was spotted in Long Beach.
LONG BEACH, Calif. - A small whale attracted big crowds at the Long Beach Harbor Friday.
It appears the whale was trapped in the harbor area, circling around, but not making its way to the ocean.
The whale was spotted earlier this week in the harbor and was directed back into the ocean Thursday, but it apparently turned around and came back into the harbor.
Marine wildlife experts believe the whale will eventually make its way out into the ocean on its own.
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Whale in Long Beach spotted in Shoreline Marina
A whale is in Long Beach, hanging out near the harbor. Officials say it is a rare minke whale.
They believe it's a young teenage whale that came into the harbor with the high tide.
What they're saying:
Many people loved watching the whale as it went in and out of the water every few minutes.
"It's a minke whale, the smallest of the baleen whales," said whale watcher Joshua Swope.
"I volunteer at the aquarium also and come up here once in a while, and they still make it out, they figure it out," added Kathy Swope.