Chris Reeves The Washington Post

In the wee hours of Sunday, Sept. 25, a handful of people on the streets of Portland, Maine, were treated to a sight that they may have had a hard time explaining when the sun came up: Around 3 a.m., a 43-foot, 50-ton whale drove by.

In the wee hours of Sunday, Sept. 25, a handful of people on the streets of Portland, Maine, were treated to a sight that they may have had a hard time explaining when the sun came up: Around 3 a.m., a 43-foot, 50-ton whale drove by.