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Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea
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- The whale calf’s repeated stranding off the coast of Germany sparked widespread concern and extensive media coverage.
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- The operation to save the sea mammal, launched as its health deteriorated, transported Timmy in a water-filled barge and released him off Denmark on Saturday.
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The whale calf’s repeated stranding off the coast of Germany sparked widespread concern and extensive media coverage.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. The rescued humpback whale in a special barge on April 29, 2026 [AFP]Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026A humpback whale calf that earned huge media attention and the nickname Timmy after being repeatedly stranded in shallow waters near Germany has been released into the North Sea by rescue team.
The operation to save the sea mammal, launched as its health deteriorated, transported Timmy in a water-filled barge and released him off Denmark on Saturday.
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