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A large group of humpback whales was spotted in ... Mills said. The whales were feeding in a spot near an underwater cliff, just under halfway to Anacapa or Santa Cruz islands.

A large group of humpback whales ... can be spotted feeding in a big pocket of krill and small fish. As those pockets get smaller, the whales can spread out to find more to eat. But the larger groups ...