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Marine Migrants- Orcas and Gray whales face off a half mile off Palos Verdes coast

Marine Migrants- Orcas and Gray whales face off a half mile off Palos Verdes coast

0 / January 11, 2012 1:36 pm

The call came in shortly before 10 a.m. on Jan. 4. “Orcas, orcas! We’ve got orcas!” the whale census counter at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center yelled into the phone. “And there’s a gray whale coming in too and it looks like they are on a collision path!”

Wild Things: The Masters of Motionlessness

Wild Things: The Masters of Motionlessness

0 / June 3, 2011 11:53 am

It’s a statue, it’s a fake bird, no wait, is that a real bird?

Shark attack suspected in Redondo Beach [PHOTOS]

Shark attack suspected in Redondo Beach [PHOTOS]

6 / March 25, 2011 11:32 am

Shark attack suspected in Redondo Beach. Read about the Redondo Beach shark attack.

Great White Shark suspected in Redondo Breakwater attack

Great White Shark suspected in Redondo Breakwater attack

5 / March 25, 2011 11:31 am

A six-foot dolphin with its rib cage exposed and its entrails missing washed up on the beach at the Redondo Breakwall on Thursday.

Lack of oxygen kills sardines packed in King Harbor,  like sardines

Lack of oxygen kills sardines packed in King Harbor, like sardines

0 / March 8, 2011 1:21 pm

Hundreds of thousands of sardines swam into King Harbor early Tuesday morning and died.

Hundreds of thousands of fish found dead in Redondo’s King Harbor [PHOTOS]

Hundreds of thousands of fish found dead in Redondo’s King Harbor [PHOTOS]

1 / March 8, 2011 12:08 pm

Hundreds of thousands of sardines swam into Redondo’s King Harbor and were found dead early Tuesday morning. Preliminary reports indicate the fish died due to a lack of oxygen in the water. What do you think happened? Share your opinion in the comments.

Wild Things – Legless lizards slither around in the sand

Wild Things – Legless lizards slither around in the sand

0 / February 7, 2011 11:26 am

In honor of the New Year and trying new things, Wild Things is stepping out of the ocean wildlife comfort zone to examine a fascinating land-dwelling, sand-loving critter called the California legless lizard. A major challenge facing legless lizards is being mistaken for a snake. So it’s time to set the record straight and raise the public profile of legless lizards with some positive PR.

Blue Whales, the largest animals on Earth [PHOTOS]

Blue Whales, the largest animals on Earth [PHOTOS]

0 / January 16, 2011 7:01 am

Blue Whales, the largest animals to ever live on Earth. Photos by Carolyn Kraft, Alex Smith, Bill Frishette and John Miller.

The Lobster Monsters: A predator turns prey in the wee hours off the California coast

The Lobster Monsters: A predator turns prey in the wee hours off the California coast

1 / October 14, 2010 2:38 pm

A predator turns prey in the wee hours off the California coast
With two long antennae leading the way, beady-eyed creatures crawl out of shared dens and crevices along the ocean floor in search of prey.

Blue Whale [PHOTOS]

Blue Whale [PHOTOS]

0 / September 28, 2010 9:11 pm