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Dead humpback whale off Denmark is 'Timmy'

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Divers have been able to confirm that  the deceased humpback whale spotted off the Danish coast  is the creature that  came to be nicknamed "Timmy"  as it spent more than a month stranded off the northern German coastline in the Baltic Sea.  Denmark 's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed the news on Saturday.  The likelihood that the whale was the stricken humpback that was severely ailing by the time it was towed from the German coastline already seemed high. Animal protection groups had warned that the whale's long-term survival chances were slim.  Whale 'Timmy' found dead near Danish island To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video How did Danish authorities confirm it was indeed Timmy? An initial examination on Friday had not been able to spot a tracking device that had been attached to "Timmy" by rescuers because of the dead whale's position in the water.…

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