A female humpback whale traveling with a male and a calf has been freed after it was found entangled in a line with a large bundle of marine debris attached.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the whale was freed while swimming in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary off Maui.The agency said tight wraps on the head are dangerous to the trained response teams that approach the whales to cut the animals free.“Once freed, the mother and her calf went into resting behavior, with the calf tucking under the mother’s chin.
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