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Timmy, Germany’s humpback whale, likely lived for only 5 days after controversial rescue effort
A humpback whale nicknamed 'Timmy' likely died five days after a controversial rescue attempt to return it to the Atlantic Ocean failed. Tracking data showed the whale swam 215 km toward the Baltic Sea before drifting aimlessly, and an autopsy found no injuries or foreign objects causing its death.
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