{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-timmy-the-david-kirste-9798180497154","title":"The Odyssey of Timmy the Humpback Whale: A True Chronicle of a Lost Humpback Whale in the Baltic Sea: From First Sighting to Death - Rescue Attempts,","description":"In early March 2026, a humpback whale appeared in the western Baltic Sea. People called him Timmy. What followed was more than just an animal story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNote: This book is based on real events. The name Timmy was given to the whale by the public. All other personal names used in the text are fictional and serve solely for illustrative purposes. Any resemblance to actual persons is purely coincidental. Quotes, dialogues and scene reconstructions are narrative representations based on publicly available information and are not verbatim accounts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis chronicle reconstructs step by step what happened to Timmy - from the first sighting with net remnants on his body through two strandings, a controversial rescue attempt and the media frenzy, to his death just days after his release. And it asks what this case truly reveals about the state of our oceans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you get: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA complete non-fiction book with 40 chapters - from the first glimpse from the harbor quay through the biology of the humpback whale, the failures of the rescue operation, the role of fishing nets and shipping traffic, to the political consequences and the final lesson Timmy leaves behind. Atmospherically written, biologically precise, critically analyzed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll personal names are fictional \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapters at a glance: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter 1: Net remnants in the harbor light - what the first sighting reveals\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Why strandings often seem like coincidence\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The invisible web - skin damage and its causes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: How a whale rewrites its course\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: The week-long journey along the coast\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: When sandbars become traps\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The first dramatic stranding\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: What the body does when it runs aground\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: An excavator as a rescue attempt\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Why every touch is risky\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: The second stranding on sand\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: When schedules collide\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: The moment hope fades\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: The media hype drowning out the facts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Demonstrations on the shoreline\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Death threats and the cost of outrage\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: The biology no live broadcast believes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Why large whales avoid the Baltic Sea\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Fishing nets - the invisible trap\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: Shipping traffic and acoustic overlap\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21: How rescue teams make decisions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22: The controversial private rescue operation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23: A water-filled barge - what actually matters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24: The Skagerrak instead of the Baltic - a change of direction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25: The release - between hope and doubt\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26: Questionable circumstances - what is missing from the record\u003cbr\u003eChapter 27: A few days later - death off the coast\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28: Why autopsies reveal more than photographs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 29: The surprising sex - assumed to be female\u003cbr\u003eChapter 30: How you actually determine the sex of a whale\u003cbr\u003eChapter 31: Humpback whale anatomy - fins, hump, blowhole\u003cbr\u003eChapter 32: Song as a navigation language\u003cbr\u003eChapter 33: Feeding habits - why nets are especially dangerous\u003cbr\u003eChapter 34: Metabolism under coastal stress\u003cbr\u003eChapter 35: Europe protects the seas - what really counts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 36: How to reduce net hazards\u003cbr\u003eChapter 37: Reducing shipping impact - speed, routes, regulations\u003cbr\u003eChapter 38: What can be learned from the hype\u003cbr\u003eChapter 39: The final lesson - what Timmy leaves behind\u003cbr\u003eChapter 40: The odyssey as a reflection of our seas \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho this book is for: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople who followed Timmy's story and want to understand what really happened. Anyone interested in marine biology, animal welfare and the state of the Baltic Sea. Anyone who wants to look beyond the headlines and find the real connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimmy is gone. The question that remains is what we do with what he left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Kirste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180497154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"David Kirste","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084222111999,"sku":"9798180497154","price":14.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-odyssey-of-timmy-the-david-kirste-9798180497154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}