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Here's What to Know About Timmy, the Humpback Whale that's Sick and Stranded in the Baltic Sea
- On Wednesday, helpers continued protecting a stranded 13-metre humpback whale near Poel, despite regional authorities announcing on April 1 that the distressed animal cannot be saved.
- The 13-metre whale first beached on a Baltic Sea sandbank near Luebeck on March 23, far from its Atlantic Ocean habitat, with a fishing net tangled in its mouth.
- Despite expert warnings that rescue efforts cause pain, multi-millionaires including Walter Gunz launched elaborate plans with inflatable Cushions, while Activists staged beach protests demanding further intervention.
- Sociologist Christian Stegbauer told AFP the public reaction involves human "projections," while conspiracy theories online claim the whale was deliberately driven into the Baltic Sea.
- Psychiatrist Borwin Bandelow suggested the whale has become a symbol of German dissatisfaction with politics, while critics demand to know why the animal is being "managed to death.
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“Timmy has opened his mouth for dinner”, is the last hour offered by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern media information system on the humpback whale that has been stranded in front of Poel Island in Germany since the end of March. Klaus Kraft, of the rescuer team, says that “she is deeply relaxed, offered something to eat again and opened her mouth a little bit, is a good sign.” Despite the time that has passed, the information tension does not dimini…
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right19Center37Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Center
Bias Distribution
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55% Center
L 17%
C 55%
R 28%
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