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Article: BABY WHALE GETS STRONGER.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- January 13, 1997
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Byline: Stacy Finz Daily News Staff Writer
An ailing baby whale, rescued from Venice Beach on Saturday, appeared to gain strength Sunday at Sea World, but remained in guarded condition.
The 1,670-pound calf, which veterinarians believe to be a female no more than a couple of weeks old and possibly as young as five days, nuzzled and suckled the hands of its caretakers while it swam in a 10-foot-deep tank of salt water, said a spokeswoman at the San Diego marine park.
The baby California gray whale, 13 feet 8 inches long, was holding down six liters of imitation whale milk every three hours. But it was not yet out of danger, officials said.
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