Park rangers are trying to remove the 26-foot long carcass of a humpback whale calf that washed ashore in Oceano, California. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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Specially trained rescuers recently freed a humpback whale swimming off the island of Maui from a tangle of rope, a potentially life-threatening situation for the animal. Full story
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