“Free Timmy!”: A beached whale seizes control of Germany and divides it in two.
Germans have followed the plight of the sea monster, dubbed Timmy by newspapers, on live news tickers, TV screens and influencers’ YouTube and TikTok channels, but some are worried about what its epic struggle says about the nation’s collective psyche. Sociologist Christian Stegbauer said whales are highly intelligent and social animals that are subject to … Read more