Alameda Humpback Whale Delights Public, Concerns Scientists

Humpback Whale Swims In Alameda Lagoon
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Stephanie Asunción of Alameda has been keeping tabs on Allie, coming to the lagoon every day to see how she is doing. "I guess they say that if she's really active, then that's good. But yeah, she does go in circles. She'll just do her little circle and then once in a while she'll breech." 

It does appear that Allie may be able to get the food she needs where she is now, which is practically in the shadow of the U.S.S Hornet Aircraft Carrier, with large rays and what appear to be schools of anchovies swimming about. "That's why I keep thinking she wants to stay here because she's got a little smorgasbord all to herself," Asunción said.