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# Baltimore Whale

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Aug 16th 2012, 4:50 PM

Baltimore whale dies

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

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Aug 16th 2012, 12:59 PM

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.

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Aug 16th 2012, 10:02 AM

‘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.

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Aug 15th 2012, 12:45 PM