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Uploaded by on Oct 29, 2006

Home video from April 1997 of J.J., a new-born baby Gray whale, found helpless near the coast of Los Angeles back in January 1997. J.J. was released back into the Pacific Ocean on March 31, 1998.

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  • I have question. Does anyone know why they didn't radio tag her when they released her? They where doing it the the early 80s and she was released in 98. So why not tag her?

  • I believe they did radio tag her, but the tags dropped off (or were scrapped off) in just a few days. YouTube won't let me post the URL, but Google found a page with the following:

    By MICHELLE WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) -- ... shed both her transmitter packs in less than three days

    at sea, Sea World spokeswoman Jonna Rae Bartges said.

  • Thank you for posting this!! I was lucky enough to see JJ when I was a kid and today after going whale watching I found myself wondering if we'd ever get the chance to see another Grey in captivity like this. Excellent video!

  • Glad you got to see JJ in person and enjoyed the video. Did you see any Greys while whale watching?

  • wow - you saw JJ!! Lukcy thing!

  • We were lucky to see JJ. I wish I could go diving in that big tank. I wonder what happened to JJ? No sightings that I could find.

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  • "what if it like breaks the tank and attacks some1?? "

    Yeah, and with gun laws as lax as they are, what if she got a hold of a handgun?

  • she is adorable...I was so sad when they released her...but I understand why...it is just I think the public and myself miss her so much...

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  • it sucks that this was before i was even born !

  • @flargmuffin92 they can eat small fish

  • If it breaks the tank, it dies.

  • thats kinda scary!

    like that grey whale is HUGE!

    what if it like breaks the tank and attacks some1??

  • They did feed her phyto plankton and shrimp through a tube, but she was also yound enough to drink goat's milk.

  • I agree

  • im confused, shes a grey whale, a baleen whale, that feeds on microscopic organisms, so how did they feed her? or was she still young enough to take in milk and formula?

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