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Posted on 05/03/2026 6:22:44 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said.
Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.
The mammal’s health deteriorated as it became repeatedly stranded in shallow waters near the coastal city of Wismar, and unsuccessful efforts to coax it toward deeper seas were livestreamed across the globe.
The environment minister for Germany’s Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state gave the green light for the attempt to save the whale, proposed by a private initiative, despite some warnings from the scientific community that it may be too much for the animal.
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Heartwarming.
“...and unsuccessful efforts to coax it toward deeper seas were livestreamed across the globe.”
Did they try Peanut Butter? That stuff works to train or trap anything! ;)
Old MacDonald Timmy gets me every time.
“ Timmy Burch first appears in “The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000”; his three scenes in the episode having little relevance to the central plot. Comedy Central originally wanted to remove him from the episode, in fear of potential controversy over the inclusion of a mentally handicapped character.[5] Series creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker pushed to keep the character in the story, with their basis being that although Timmy is different, the other children in the series treat him equally.”
When I was younger and we’d get mice, the vermin would always steal the cheese etc. I put on the traps.
Once I discovered peanut butter as bait, it was game, set, match.
As Rush always said, ‘Works every time it’s tried!’ :)
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