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Baby sea creature spotted off California coast. See the ‘wonderful’ video

A sea creature was spotted off the coast of California, passengers said.
A sea creature was spotted off the coast of California, passengers said. Getty Images

A baby sea creature was spotted off the coast of California, boaters said.

A juvenile humpback whale was observed splashing in the water, making for a “wonderful sighting,” according to a July 27 Facebook post by Dana Wharf Whale Watch.

The “active” humpback was seen showing off its tail and wowing onlookers, video showed.

The whale made for such a show boaters followed it and ultimately came across a pod of common dolphins, the group said.

Humpbacks usually display this behavior as a means of communicating with other whales as the sound of them slapping their bodies against the water can be “heard for miles” underwater, according to The Marine Mammal Center.

Although boaters had a hard time spotting the whale later in the day, eventually the boat’s captain saw it in the distance and was able to capture a few more sightings of its fluke, the post said.

Dana Point is about a 60-mile drive southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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Paloma Chavez
McClatchy DC
Paloma Chavez is a reporter covering real-time news on the West Coast. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.
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