DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) - A group of whale-watchers in Southern California got a little extra for the price of their ticket when a false killer whale gave birth next to their boat.

The Orange County Register reports that the whale gave birth on Saturday after approaching captain Tom Southern's boat near Dana Point. The captain with Capt. Dave's Dolphin Safari and Whale Watch reported the birth to nearby boaters so they could watch the baby whale take its first dives.

Capt. Frank Brennan who sailed over to see the calf says he has never witnessed a whale or dolphin birth in his 15 years working for Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching, but the false killer whales presence was even more unusual as they are not often off the Southern California coast.