A whale calf was stranded on August 13 near the Moroni port in Comoros. Locals mobilised on a grand scale to rescue the 10-tonne creature, keeping it alive until it was free to swim away. A livestreamed video shows the impressive rescue effort.
A 10-tonne humpback whale calf was stranded in low-tide waters of the coast of Comoros’s capital Moroni in the early morning hours of August 13. The calf was originally stranded with its mother before she managed to free herself and swim offshore into the Indian Ocean.
