article_snippet: But this week, a cetacean with no flukes was spotted diving off the coast of Southern California.
article_snippet: Rare sight: This gray whale was spotted diving off the coast of Southern California with no flukes this week .
article_snippet: The flukeless creature, dubbed This gray whale without a tail' by some whale watchers, was first spotted swimming alone off the coast of Point Loma in San Diego on Saturday, according to Grind TV.
article_snippet: And on Monday, the determined young cetacean was caught on camera swimming in waters off Point Vicente in Los Angeles, accompanying two other gray whales on the northbound migration.
article_snippet: Sighting: The flukeless creature was first spotted swimming alone off the coast of Point Loma in San Diego on Saturday.
article_snippet: Another appearance: On Monday, the determined young cetacean was caught on camera swimming in waters off Point Vicente (above) in Los Angeles, accompanying two other gray whales on the northbound migration .
article_snippet: Every year, gray whales make a 10,000- to 14,000-mile round trip from gray whales feeding grounds in the cold Chukchi and Bering Seas to Mexico's Baja peninsula and the southern Gulf of California.
article_snippet: Gray whales typically live between 55 and 70 years.
article_snippet: In the 1990s, a flukeless gray whale was seen a number of times over nine years off the Baja Peninsula.
highlights_snippet: Whale with no flukes was seen off coast of Southern California this week .
  