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Whale with mangled tail traveled from Russia to California

It was obvious from the humpback whale’s disfigured tail, this sea creature had quite a tale.

Even longtime whale watchers couldn’t believe the journey the humpback had been on – crossing some 3,800 miles from Russian waters to Southern California, despite having big chunks of its tail missing.

Newport Coastal Adventure crew first documented the unique whale a year ago off Palos Verdes, but had no i . . .