Happy Houdini @148733

This animal was first encountered on 24. November 2025 with rope tightly wrapped around its body just forward of the pectoral fins. The rope was embedded in its skin and encrusted with barnacles and other marine organisms. Subsequent attempts by the South African Whale Disentanglement Network to free the whale of the rope were unsuccessful. Further sightings of the animal were recorded on 5. January 2026 but no mention was made of the entanglement. On 18. January 2026 the animal was seen again and photographs of the body confirmed the absence of the rope and that the animals was swimming and feeding freely!

South Africa · Indian Ocean

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