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Baby pygmy sperm whale rescued from beach but critical

Published  August 2, 2017 11:17am EDT
U.S.
FOX 29 Philadelphia

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (WTXF) - A baby pygmy sperm whale that became stranded on the beach at La Jolla Shores is getting good care from marine mammal experts at SeaWorld San Diego -- but it's too early to say if she'll survive.

She was rescued from the beach on Friday.

Specialists from SeaWorld took the whale to a rehabilitation tank there, and she's getting 24-hour care.

FOX affiliate KSWB reports the whale -- a calf just weeks old -- is in critical and guarded condition.