A hugely-expensive rescue bid funded by two millionaires has seen a stranded whale transported from Germany into Danish waters – despite experts saying the animal could die anyway.
The 33ft humpback – named ‘Timmy’ by German media – swam onto a sandbank more than a month ago off the Baltic coast in Germany, and its health deteriorated as it repeatedly became stranded.
But the dramatic operation to save Timmy – which local media say will likely cost millions – has split opinion, with biologists questioning whether the 12 tonne animal should have been saved at all given its poor health and the huge price.
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