A gray whale with a missing tail was spotted off the coast of California, whale watchers say. The whale was swimming at a normal pace – about 3 miles per hour – near Newport Beach, meaning it has adapted to be able to swim without its tail.
Gray whales make 12,000-mile round-trip migrations between Alaska and Mexico each year, according to Jessica Roame, the education manager for Newport Whales.
Roame told CBS News this is a"miracle whale" given it persevered and continued its migration, despite its injury.A drone captured footage of the tailless migrating gray whale near Newport Beach, California. Whales' tails are used to push through water and are controlled by a massive muscle system that make up a third of the whale's weight,
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