Dead humpback whale brought to shore in Denmark with autopsy set next week
Authorities dragged the decomposing humpback ashore after more than two weeks in shallow water, and officials said an autopsy will determine the cause of death.
- On Saturday, authorities dragged the bloated carcass of Timmy, a young humpback whale, onto a beach on the Danish island of Anholt after drifting in shallow waters for more than two weeks.
- Timmy, also known as Hope, was the subject of a massive rescue effort to return the mammal to the Atlantic Ocean after being spotted off Germany in March, but the whale was discovered dead near Anholt on May 15.
- The Danish Environmental Protection Agency urged the public to stay away due to infection risks, warning the carcass is swollen with decomposition gases and creates a potential explosion hazard.
- Researchers will examine the whale next week to determine the cause of death, though whale researcher Peter Teglberg Madsen, who has assisted with autopsies for 25 years, warned the smell will be "quite overwhelming.
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Video. ‘Timmy’ the humpback whale hauled ashore on Danish island
Video. The carcass of a humpback whale that drew months of attention in Germany was pulled onto a Danish beach after being found dead in shallow waters. Experts hope an examination will reveal what caused its death.
Dead humpback whale brought to shore in Denmark with necropsy set next week
The carcass of a humpback whale, whose life and death captivated Germans for months as the mammal became repeatedly stranded in the Baltic Sea, was dragged Saturday onto a Danish beach after two weeks of the body languishing in shallow waters.
The dead humpback whale before Anholt has been recovered. A towing action to the mainland failed due to the weather, now it is to be dismantled on the Danish island. A researcher warns against "overwhelming" stench.
A rescue of the humpback whale Timmy, who had been stranded on the Kattegat island of Anholt, went according to plan on Saturday morning. This is according to Morten Abildstrøm, who is a supervisor for the Danish Nature Agency and a resident of...
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