British authorities are seeking to recapture a young minke whale lost far from home in the Thames River after it escaped from rescuers overnight.
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“Once the whale is beached a veterinary team will be on stand by to euthanize the animal to end its suffering,” the British Divers Marine Life Rescue said in a statement. “This animal is very, very lost,” Port of London Authority spokesman Martin Garside said. “It’s like seeing a camel at the North Pole.”
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