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Baltimore Whale

# baltimore-whale - Thursday 16 August, 2012

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

RIP

Baltimore whale dies

The whale, which has been stuck at the west Cork harbour since Tuesday, took his last breath at about 11am.

Explainer: why nothing can be done for the Baltimore whale

Many of our readers have been wondering why the mammal cannot be ‘put out of its misery’. TheJournal.ie investigates.

# baltimore-whale - Wednesday 15 August, 2012

‘A slow process’: nothing can be done for dying Baltimore whale

The whale was still breathing this morning but pools of blood have formed beside the pier.