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Where is the humpback whale Fridolin?

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A humpback whale was in the Baltic Sea. People call the whale Fridolin or Timmy. A private group saved the whale. They moved him to the North Sea by boat. The whale was free on Saturday.

The whale wears a GPS tracker. The device shows the position of the whale. But the device sends no data now. The group says: The device sends signs of life. Experts do not believe this.

Experts say: Normal trackers cannot measure signs of life. This needs special tools. The group did not check the device. Experts think this is bad. They call this work careless.

Maybe the whale is sick or weak. He was often stuck on the beach. Without data nobody knows if he lives. Some experts say: The chance to survive is small.

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Definitions

Humpback whale
A humpback whale is a very big animal. It lives in the sea. It can be 15 meters long.
GPS tracker
This is a device for the location. It sends signals to space.
Marine biologist
A scientist. He studies plants and animals in the sea.
Vital signs
These are signs of life from a body. For example the heart beat.

People

Peter Madsen
A Danish researcher for animals in the sea. He works at a university.
Thilo Maack
A sea expert. He works for the group Greenpeace.
Fabian Ritter
A researcher. He knows a lot about whales.

Locations

North Sea
A big sea north of Germany.
Baltic Sea
A sea at the coast of Germany.

Sources

Südtirol News

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