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Germany tried to save Timmy the stranded whale but his fate is still unclear

For weeks, a young humpback whale lingered in Germany’s shallow Baltic waters, far from the open North Atlantic. He was weak, visibly damaged, and unable to make his own way out. Locals named him ...
The Atlantic

Photos: The Rescue of Timmy the Whale

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
Wired

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Smithsonian Magazine

Timmy the Whale Was Released Into the North Sea After Being Stranded Off the German Coast for Weeks. Was That the Right Call?

Members of the rescue team on a barge that later transported the whale to the North Sea Danny Gohlke / AFP via Getty Images A humpback whale nicknamed Timmy made headlines after being stranded for ...
NPR

Rescuers help Timmy, a stranded whale, return home

Rescuers defy warnings as the stranded "Humpback Hope," also known in German media as Timmy, is carried by barge into the North Sea, racing against time to save her. A humpback whale that was stranded ...