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Jun 18, 2009 8:09 pm US/Pacific

Marina Del Rey Whale Gets Federal Babysitter

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A whale that has spent the last three weeks in Marina del Rey is getting extra attention from a babysitter dispatched by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

A fisheries agent was tasked this week with protecting the gray whale from curious onlookers and watching for signs of weakness that may prompt human intervention.

The federal agency has been waiting for the whale to leave but hasn't made an effort to coax the 25-foot animal from the shallow marina near Santa Monica.

Joe Cordaro, a wildlife biologist with the agency, says it's uncommon for whales to stray from the group while migrating from Baja California to Alaska.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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