The reactions of a 12m-long humpback whale and its gesture of “a little thank you” to a group of Spanish divers who saved it from a drift net was “just incredible”, said one of the rescuers.
The whale had been spotted by a ship three miles off the eastern coast of Mallorca on the Balearic islands, where the sighting of such whales is rare, having been reported only twice before.
Thirty-two-year-old marine biologist Gigi Torras, who was a part of the rescue group, said the whale’s gesture stood out as the “best ever” birthday present for her.
“It was like out of this world, it was incredible, just incredible”, she told news agency Reuters on Tuesday.
The successful rescue took place on 20 May.
Officials said they had spotted the frail whale trapped completely inside a red net, to the extent....
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