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Which Way, L.A.?

The Mysterious Blue Whales Deaths

Blue whales can grow to more than one-hundred feet and weigh two-hundred tons, making them larger than any dinosaur discovered. But the largest animals ever to live are now an endangered species .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Blue whales can grow to more than one-hundred feet and weigh two-hundred tons, making them larger than any dinosaur discovered. But the largest animals ever to live are now an endangered species. In the past few weeks, three blue whales have turned up dead in the Santa Barbara Channel, and nobody knows how they became so disoriented that they collided with ships.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Judith Lewis

    Staff writer at LA Weekly

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    Bruce Mate

    Director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University

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    Joel Reynolds

    Head of the Urban Program, NRDC

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