Timmy the humpback whale: Failed rescue efforts, death, and remains turned to biodiesel in Germany
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Stefanie Dazio
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The article covers the story of Timmy (also called "Hope"), a humpback whale that captivated Germany after being first spotted off the German coast on March 3. Despite a series of failed rescue attempts that divided the scientific community and a private initiative over the ethics of intervention versus letting nature take its course, the whale was found dead on May 14 stranded off the Danish island of Anholt. Its remains will be turned into biodiesel, while some bones will go to a Danish museum.
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· 3 pulledThe remains of Timmy, the humpback whale whose life and death captivated Germany for months, will be turned into biodiesel as some of the mammal's bones are set to go to a Danish museum.
A series of failed rescue attempts split the scientific community and a private initiative over whether it was more humane to let the weakened and sick animal die on its own or continue the efforts.
The whale, nicknamed 'Timmy' and 'Hope' by German media, was found dead on May 14, stranded just off the small island of Anholt in the Kattegat, the broad strait.
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