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SAN FRANCISCO - Veterinarians tracking two whales lost in the Sacramento River swabbed samples from raised blotches on their skin Sunday as efforts to prod the mother and calf back to the ocean dragged into a third week.
With a sponge attached to a long pole, researchers wiped the bumps resembling blisters or lesions. The humpbacks' long exposure to fresh water has led to serious skin damage, biologists said, making them vulnerable to germs they would not face in their saltwater habitat.See the full content of this document
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Lost Whales' Health Being Assessed
"We really need to try to get them back into a more appropriate enviro...
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