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Right whales put on heartening show

Endangered, dozens appear off Cape

(This right whale image was taken in Cape Cod Bay under NOAA Fisheries permit 633-1763, under the authority of the US Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts.) (This right whale image was taken in Cape Cod Bay under NOAA Fisheries permit 633-1763, under the authority of the US Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts.) (Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies/NOAA)
By Beth Daley
Globe Staff / March 27, 2009

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A magnificent marine spectacle is drawing scores of awe-struck spectators to the sandy beaches of Provincetown: giant rare whales, more than 70 of them, thrashing, frolicking, but mostly feeding in Cape Cod Bay. (Full article: 814 words)

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