appears to be a young gray whale has taken up residence. the big guy has been out there for about three weeks now and it's believed he may have strayed from his mama during a recent migration. well, few can argue the majestic beauty of horses running wild and free, but there's little common ground over what's happening to them in nevada. government crews are rounding them up and animal rights act vibss are circling the wagons. john zarrella has all the details. >> reporter: there is no secretariat, no sea biscuit, no black beauty. here they have no names, none needed. in their eyes you see who they are, rugged, powerful, independent. they are the wild mustangs of the american west. >> out here you hear it all the time. a cowboy will say the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man. >> reporter: woven generations ago into the fabric of this land, they have become the focus of lawsuits, even protests as