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Brittany: a seven-meter humpback whale seen in the Rance estuary

2023-02-09T19:21:01.907Z


Barely a year old, the young humpback whale was seen around ten o'clock near Saint-Malo. A young seven-meter humpback whale was observed in the Rance estuary (Ille-et-Vilaine), near Saint-Malo, after passing the dam of the tidal power plant, an exceptional phenomenon, a-t -we learned Thursday, February 9 from the maritime prefecture. “ A cetacean, a calf aged one year and about seven meters, was seen around 10 a.m. in the Rance, upstream from the tidal power plant ,” the maritime pre


A young seven-meter humpback whale was observed in the Rance estuary (Ille-et-Vilaine), near Saint-Malo, after passing the dam of the tidal power plant, an exceptional phenomenon, a-t -we learned Thursday, February 9 from the maritime prefecture.

A cetacean, a calf aged one year and about seven meters, was seen around 10 a.m. in the Rance, upstream from the tidal power plant

,” the maritime prefecture told AFP, confirming a information from the local press.

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Four animal protection associations were on site, as were maritime gendarmes for the safety of the body of water, according to the same source.

Several reopenings of the dam took place during the day for the cetacean to return to sea, in vain.

A new attempt was scheduled for early evening.

Source: lefigaro

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