{"id":83598,"date":"2026-05-16T00:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/83598\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T00:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:51:11","slug":"timmy-the-whale-may-be-dead-denmark-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/83598\/","title":{"rendered":"Timmy the whale may be dead, Denmark says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">STOCKHOLM, May 15 (Reuters)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Danish authorities were checking on Friday if a dead whale found in its waters might be a humpback nicknamed Timmy whose protracted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/world\/international-headlines\/ap-humpback-whale-timmy-released-in-the-north-sea-after-weeks-stranded-off-germany\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:rescue and release;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;rescue and release&quot;}\" class=\"link \">rescue and release<\/a>\u00a0captivated neighboring Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The juvenile male was guided through a freshly dredged channel onto a water-filled barge before being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4f5iu9J7xcY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:taken out to the North Sea;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;taken out to the North Sea&quot;}\" class=\"link \">taken out to the North Sea<\/a> earlier this month in an operation funded by two wealthy Germans off Timmendorfer beach for which it was named.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That split public opinion, with some Germans saying it would be better to put down the whale as it appeared to be disoriented or ill and would suffer too much stress in the operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Denmark\u2019s Environmental Protection Agency said the dead humpback found near the small island of Anholt in the Kattegat strait about 200 km (124 miles) away could be Timmy and tissue samples had been collected for potential identification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/weather\/el-nino-predicted-emerge-soon\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:\u2018Super\u2019 El Ni\u00f1o coming faster than predicted;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u2018Super\u2019 El Ni\u00f1o coming faster than predicted&quot;}\"> \u2018Super\u2019 El Ni\u00f1o coming faster than predicted <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis possibility cannot be ruled out,\u201d spokesperson Dorte Kofoed said of speculation that it was Timmy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Reporting by Jesus Calero and Anna Ringstrom, Editing by Terje Solsvik and Andrew Cawthorne)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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