Hopes fading for whale stuck in French river
French rescuers desperately trying to save a beluga whale trapped in the River Seine say there is little hope it will survive.
The visibly malnourished mammal was first spotted in the river on Tuesday, around 70km north of Paris. So far rescuers have offered up frozen herring and live trout for the four-metre whale to eat, but the animal does not appear to have accepted either. Scientific observers said the whale was behaving skittishly, rising to the surface only briefly, and emitting fewer of the songs expected of a whale - raising further concerns over its wellbeing.
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