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An autopsy revealed that the whale Timmy was actually a female.

An autopsy confirmed that the humpback whale named Timmy, which recently stranded on the island of Anholt in Denmark, was actually female. The cause of death could not be determined despite the examination. No injuries were found on the body, nor any fishing nets or other objects in the mouth or stomach. While parasites were present, they are believed not to have caused the death. The findings confirm earlier suspicions that the whale was female. Parts of Timmy's skeleton will be added to the collection at the Natural History Museum in Copenhagen.

Obdukcija kita grbavca Timmyja, ki je nedavno poginil v Baltskem morju, je potrdila, da je bila poginula žival v resnici samica. Vzroka smrti samice kita, ki jo je pred tedni naplavilo na danski otok Anholt, pa kljub preiskavi niso ugotovili.

Oglaševanje

Kit, ki so ga v nemških medijih poimenovali Timmy , je marca zašel v baltsko morje, kjer je večkrat nasedel na severni obali Nemčije. Potem ko so ga večkrat uspešno vrnili v morje, je njegovo truplo pred tedni naplavilo na danski otok Anholt .

Veterinarji vzroka smrti živali kljub preiskavi niso ugotovili. Med večurno obdukcijo na truplu niso odkrili poškodb, prav tako v ustni votlini in želodcu niso našli ribiških mrež ali drugih predmetov. Čeprav so zaznali prisotnost parazitov, ti po njihovi oceni niso povzročili smrti, navaja dpa.

Da bi lahko šlo za samico, so strokovnjaki domnevali že pred preiskavo, obdukcija pa je to dokončno potrdila.

Kit Timmy med spuščanjem v Severno morje. | Foto: PROFIMEDIA

Kite je v njihovem naravnem okolju zelo težko preučevati, zato so obdukcije zelo pomembne za raziskovanje teh živali. Del Timmyjevega okostja bodo zato vključili v zbirko prirodoslovnega muzeja v Kobenhavnu. Med ostanki, ki so jih že prepeljali v dansko prestolnico, so prsna plavut, pet vretenc, lopatica in podjezična kost.

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N1 SlovenijaIndependentCenter15 days ago
An autopsy revealed that the whale Timmy was actually a female.

An autopsy confirmed that the humpback whale named Timmy, which recently stranded on the island of Anholt in Denmark, was actually female. The cause of death could not be determined despite the examination. No injuries were found on the body, nor any fishing nets or other objects in the mouth or stomach. While parasites were present, they are believed not to have caused the death. The findings confirm earlier suspicions that the whale was female. Parts of Timmy's skeleton will be added to the collection at the Natural History Museum in Copenhagen.

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