No plans to move dead whale off Denmark as people climb carcass

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2026-05-18

Berlin (dpa) - A dead humpback whale known as Timmy is expected to remain off the Danish island of Anholt, authorities said on Monday, as bathers were seen climbing onto the decomposing carcass and posing for photos over the weekend. The animal is located in Danish waters, just offshore, and local authorities assume it will stay there, a spokesman for the environment ministry of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said. The whale had been......

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