BERLIN (AP) - A wayward Humpback whale first sighted in Germany has made its way north to Danish waters, hopefully on its way out of danger, an expert said Monday.
The whale, dubbed "Bucki" by the German media, has improved its chances of survival by heading toward Denmark, but still has to make it through one of the narrow entrances connecting the Baltic Sea to the North Sea, says Klaus Harder, a biologist at the German Ocean Museum for Sea Mammals in Stralsund.
"The whale is closer to the Kattegat, a passageway to the North Sea, and therefore closer to its usual summer habitat, the nutrient-rich Arctic waters," Harder said.
The whale has drawn plenty of media attention since it was spotted about three weeks ago off the German island of Ruegen. Biologists have been worried it could not survive long in the Baltic, which doesn't offer the conditions it needs for survival.
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