{"id":336557,"date":"2026-04-21T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/race-to-save-humpback-whale-off-germanys-coast-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:00:51","slug":"race-to-save-humpback-whale-off-germanys-coast-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/race-to-save-humpback-whale-off-germanys-coast-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Race to save humpback whale off Germany\u2019s coast | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8mg_Kk51fHA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Race to save humpback whale off Germany\u2019s coast | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8mg_Kk51fHA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A humpback whale is once again fighting for survival in Germany\u2019s Baltic Sea, after weeks of failed attempts to guide it back to safer waters. 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