Question

review the first and second paragraphs.
the wandering whale
1 on may 8, 2010, a gray whale was spotted off the coast of israel in the mediterranean sea. marine biologists on a nearby ship were completely stunned. while gray whales live in two distinct populations in the pacific ocean, they have been extinct in the atlantic ocean (and thus the mediterranean) for hundreds of years. the team of biologists took photographs of their shocking discovery, as the whale emerged again and again from the sea before disappearing.
2 the team immediately shared their news with the scientific community, which was disbelieving. this type of gray whale is commonly seen off the
based on the text, what was so shocking about the may 8, 2010, sighting of the mediterranean sea?
that particular gray whale was last spotted off the coast of california.
gray whales had not lived in the atlantic ocean for centuries.
in three weeks, the gray whale had made its way to israel from spain.
biologists believed that gray whales had been extinct since the 1700s.

Explanation:

The text states that gray whales had been extinct in the Atlantic Ocean (and thus the Mediterranean) for hundreds of years. This is why the sighting was shocking.

Answer:

Gray whales had not lived in the Atlantic Ocean for centuries.