Tons of whales feasting on anchovies near Monterey California

[n2doc]

Monterey --

It began with the anchovies, miles and miles of them, their silvery blue bodies thick in the waters of Monterey Bay.

Then the sea lions came, by the thousands, from up and down the California coast, and the pelicans, arriving in one long V-formation after another. Fleets of bottlenose dolphins joined them.

But it was the whales that astounded even longtime residents - more than 200 humpbacks lunging, breaching, blowing and tail flapping - and, on a recent weekend, a pod of 19 rowdy orcas that briefly crashed the party, picking off sea lions along the way.

"I can't tell you where to look," Nancy Black, a marine biologist leading a boat full of whale watchers last week, said as the water in every direction roiled with mammals. "It's all around."

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http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Tons-of-whales-feasting-on-anchovies-near-Monterey-5019949.php

[LiberalEsto]

1. It's WhalesGiving!

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. One good reason I never allow whales to order the pizza. nt

[Th1onein]

13. DUzy!

[cbayer]

3. That is so cool.

We are hoping that they are moving down the coast and will be in this area soon.

It's migrating time!

[Kaleva]

4. Anchovies have feelings too!

[n2doc]

5. Fish gotta swim. Whales gotta eat. The circle of life n/t

[Kaleva]

6. Circle of poo

[ashling]

7. "Tons"? Could you be more specific?

Like how many tons are we talking about here? They are Whales, after all.

[TimeToGo]

8. 2

[skepticscott]

9. Was thinking the same thing

Is there any other amount of whales than "tons"?

[magical thyme]

12. one or more, by my calculations...

[SHRED]

10. Yeah but where are the sardines?

Did they ever make a comeback?

http://www.canneryrow.com/the-canneries.php

[Brother Buzz]

11. Sweet Thursday, anchovies have returned to Monterey

[Voice for Peace]

14. my very first sweet thursday came on a saturday

right after I finished reading that book.
I must have been about 14. My heart
still when I hear the words
"sweet thursday"

[niyad]

15. thanks for the memories

[niyad]

16. the sea lions, orcas and whales are welcome to them!

[happyslug]

17. CALL OUT THE NAVY!!!THE AIR FORCE!!!, we need to save those anchovies for our pizza!!!!!!

n/t

[SoLeftIAmRight]

18. Whales feast on tons of anchovies...

Might be a better title.

[flamingdem]

19. How about Megatons of whales?

I agree that saying tons doesn't do justice since one of them weighs more than a ton!

[Lucky Luciano]

20. Tons of whales could mean exactly one whale.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Imagine the bad breath