The fin whale known as Timmy apparently lived until May 6 or 7 after being released into the North Sea. This follows from evaluated data from a satellite transmitter that the animal carried after being fitted with it on May 2. The information was presented by Till Backhaus, minister of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Tagesspiegel ↗
According to the evaluation of the device, the whale swam approximately 200 kilometers after being released. The data from the transmitter were meant to clarify how the case ended for the animal, which had previously been linked to the German coast on several occasions. The transmitter remained on the animal even at the time of its death, which allowed experts to retrospectively reconstruct its movement after returning to the sea. Die Zeit ↗
Findings so far suggest that Timmy did not die immediately after being released. However, according to available information, the exact time of death can only be determined approximately, to the period around May 6 or 7. The case attracted attention also because it involved an unusual occurrence of a fin whale in this area. Der Standard ↗
According to the announced plans, the whale's remains are to be processed into biodiesel. The evaluation of the transmitter data thus closes the main part of the questions about the animal's final days, although further details may emerge from a subsequent expert assessment. Die Zeit ↗
Whale Timmy swam approximately 200 kilometers after being released
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Buckelwal "Timmy" lebte wohl noch bis 6. oder 7. Mai
Der Standard
| 10:46 12.06.
Satellitensender-Auswertung: Buckelwal absolvierte nach Freilassung rund 200 Kilometer
Die Zeit
| 10:28 12.06.
Gerät am Buckelwal ausgewertet: Backhaus: Buckelwal lebte wohl noch bis 6. oder 7. Mai
Die Zeit
| 10:16 12.06.
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