Had rope around his head
Humpback whale rescued by animal rescuers off Scotland
Good news from Scotland. A humpback whale with its head caught in a rope has been freed from its predicament.
Animal rescuers have freed a whale caught in a rope off the coast of Scotland. The humpback whale in distress was reported early on Thursday morning.
Animal exhausted
A photo released by the rescuers shows the whale in distress next to a white buoy and with a green rope around its body (see below).
A fish farm is located in the immediate vicinity of where the animal was found.
According to the environmental protection organization WWF, humpback whales are common in all polar to tropical seas. They grow to an average size of up to 13 meters and reach a body weight of around 30 tons.
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