Blue whales move in for the krill
July 17, 2008 | 2:22
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A migrating blue whale surfaces off the coast of Long Beach near an oil rig. The animals, the largest on the planet at up to 100 feet long, have been passing unusually close to shore to feed on tons of krill. From the front page of today's Times.
Photo: Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times
