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Moment that desperate whale approached boat full of fishermen for help after getting a plastic [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | August 13, 2015 | Martha Azzi

Posted on 08/13/2015 6:10:15 AM PDT by C19fan

A group of young fishermen have captured an incredible selfie with a whale after it swam up and seemed to ask them for help removing plastic bags caught in its mouth. The friendly whale nudged their boat as it made a surprise appearance in Middle Harbour, north of Sydney. The men soon noticed the whale, which circled the boat and swam underneath it, was asking for help and pulled out rubbish bags and fishing lines stuck in its mouth. Michael Riggio,17, took selfie snaps while his friend, Ivan Iskenderian, stretched over the boat to help the whale.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: whales
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To: Raymann
Cetaceans and primates mostly.

And puppymonkeybabies.......now shoot me before I ever have the urge to say that again.

21 posted on 03/04/2016 10:53:51 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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