### [2026-05-16](/feed/2026/05/16/index.md)

##### Humpback whale
# The carcass of a humpback whale that washed ashore on the Danish island of Anholt is confirmed to be that of Timmy, a whale that was stranded off the coast of Germany for several weeks before later being released into the North Sea. The Ocean Museum Germany concludes that Timmy likely died shortly after being released from the barge due to exhaustion. 




### Sources:

1. [Welt](https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article6a08788d9c68f73e5afcc4af/gestrandeter-buckelwal-tracker-bestaetigt-toter-wal-vor-daenischer-insel-ist-timmy-aus-der-ostsee.html)

### Changes:

1. The carcass of a humpback whale that washed ashore on the Danish island of Anholt are confirmed to that of Timmy, a whale that was stranded off the coast of Germany for several weeks before later being released into the North Sea. The Ocean Museum Germany concludes that Timmy likely died shortly after being released from the barge due to exhaustion.  _2026-05-20 21:36:48 (First version)_
1. The carcass of a humpback whale that washed ashore on the Danish island of Anholt is confirmed to be that of Timmy, a whale that was stranded off the coast of Germany for several weeks before later being released into the North Sea. The Ocean Museum Germany concludes that Timmy likely died shortly after being released from the barge due to exhaustion.  _(Current version)_

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