{"id":5776,"date":"2012-06-05T17:58:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T01:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=5776"},"modified":"2021-01-01T20:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T04:23:59","slug":"its-whale-soup-out-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2012\/06\/05\/its-whale-soup-out-here\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Whale Soup Out Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5776\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5776-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5776-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5776-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<figure id=\"attachment_5779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5779\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2012\/06\/img_4987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5779 \" title=\"Looking for whales\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2012\/06\/img_4987.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2012\/06\/img_4987.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2012\/06\/img_4987-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2012\/06\/img_4987-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking for whales in Monterey Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ok, so it\u2019s not literally whale soup out here, but Monterey Bay has been full of humpback whales for the past few weeks. \u00a0Casey Clark, a graduate student at Moss Landing Marine Labs, has been taking advantage of this opportunity to investigate migrations and feeding behavior humpback whales in this region. \u00a0Each whale\u2019s tail (known as a fluke) has a unique pattern of black and white markings and scars, which can be used to identify individual whales, much like fingerprints are used to identify humans. \u00a0As part of his research, Casey has been photographing the flukes of whales encountered in the bay and referencing them to a catalog to determine when and where they have been seen in the past. \u00a0Spring and summer are great times to see humpback and blue whales in Monterey bay, so keep your eyes out for a glimpse of these huge marine mammals!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5788\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a 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