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Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
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A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
OPS:Phase contrast microscopic images depicting increasing concentrations of nanoparticles adhering to bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) Cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.
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Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
Ferrari Press Agency
Robotic sperm 1
Ref 17123
04/09/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: University of Twente/npj Robotics (2025)
A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
OPS:Scanning electron microscopy image depicting ascending concentrations of nanoparticles on bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.
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‘It became a compulsion’: how fertility forums took over.
ÔIt became a compulsionÕ: how fertility forums took over my life. After years trying for a child without success, I sought solace in online message boards. Before long, I was spending hours a day poring over intimate posts, sharing everything with total strangers. Would it help?
Infertility is common: one in seven couples in the UK experience it, with 12% of women aged 25-34 and 17.7% of women aged 35-44 saying they have unsuccessfully tried to get pregnant. After two years of trying for a second child, I recently underwent three rounds of IVF. The first ended in a chemical pregnancy (an early miscarriage, occurring within the first few weeks); on the second, we banked the embryos as insurance; and on the third round in October 2020, I became pregnant with twins, but lost one. I now have a three-month-old baby girl.
So, like many women, I sought answers and solace in online message boards, niche Facebook groups and closed communities. I began by poring over photos of other womenÕs pregnancy tests; reading when they last had sex and in what position. I knew their partnersÕ sperm counts; I noted tips such as how to use a mooncup as a fertility aid. As I went through the different stages of my quest to get pregnant, I left behind the TTC (Òtrying to conceiveÓ) forums and moved on to closed Facebook groups, from IVF Support UK to Low Ovarian Reserve Support Group to IVF Babies Due Date Group.
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DUKAS_128077278_EYE
‘It became a compulsion’: how fertility forums took over.
ÔIt became a compulsionÕ: how fertility forums took over my life. After years trying for a child without success, I sought solace in online message boards. Before long, I was spending hours a day poring over intimate posts, sharing everything with total strangers. Would it help?
Infertility is common: one in seven couples in the UK experience it, with 12% of women aged 25-34 and 17.7% of women aged 35-44 saying they have unsuccessfully tried to get pregnant. After two years of trying for a second child, I recently underwent three rounds of IVF. The first ended in a chemical pregnancy (an early miscarriage, occurring within the first few weeks); on the second, we banked the embryos as insurance; and on the third round in October 2020, I became pregnant with twins, but lost one. I now have a three-month-old baby girl.
So, like many women, I sought answers and solace in online message boards, niche Facebook groups and closed communities. I began by poring over photos of other womenÕs pregnancy tests; reading when they last had sex and in what position. I knew their partnersÕ sperm counts; I noted tips such as how to use a mooncup as a fertility aid. As I went through the different stages of my quest to get pregnant, I left behind the TTC (Òtrying to conceiveÓ) forums and moved on to closed Facebook groups, from IVF Support UK to Low Ovarian Reserve Support Group to IVF Babies Due Date Group.
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375n)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375k)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375m)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375g)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375j)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375l)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375c)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375a)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375d)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375h)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375i)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375e)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375f)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Pottwal gestrandet auf Perranporth Strand
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graham Stone/REX/Shutterstock (5754375b)
Female Sperm Whale
Sperm Whale washed up on Perranporth beach, Cornwall, UK - 10 Jul 2016
Female Sperm Whale that washed up on Perranporth beach Cornwall today after being beached
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319b)
Marianne Aventurier free-diving with sperm whales
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
(NOTE: One picture (not included here) from this set appeared in The New Day paper on Monday)
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319a)
Marianne Aventurier free-diving with sperm whales
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
(NOTE: One picture (not included here) from this set appeared in The New Day paper on Monday)
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10018354_012
FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319s)
Sperm whales
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
(NOTE: One picture (not included here) from this set appeared in The New Day paper on Monday)
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10018354_011
FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319r)
Sperm whales
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319t)
Sperm whale tail
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
(NOTE: One picture (not included here) from this set appeared in The New Day paper on Monday)
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10018354_004
FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319c)
Marianne Aventurier free-diving with sperm whales
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319o)
Marianne Aventurier free-diving with sperm whales
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
(NOTE: One picture (not included here) from this set appeared in The New Day paper on Monday)
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10018354_001
FEATURE - Tauchen mit Walen
MANDATORY CREDIT: Fish Eye Freediving/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in story about Fish Eye Freediving. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fish Eye Freediving/REX/Shutterstock (5609319n)
Sperm whales
Free-diving with whales, Sri Lanka - Feb 2016
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s3bm
(NOTE: One picture (not included here) from this set appeared in The New Day paper on Monday)
These jaw-dropping photographs were taken while free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.
They feature stunning images of blue whales and sperm whales, along with freediver Marianne Aventurier.
They were taken by her friends Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialise in photographing the wonders of the deep under the name Fisheye.
They were able to capture Marianne, 38, a psychomotor therapist, as she swan alongside the graceful creatures.
Marianne explains: "One of our wildest and most inaccessible dreams was to swim alongside the blue whale."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10016152_013
NEWS - Rettungsversuche für einen gestrandeten Pottwal in Hunstanton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (5581710n)
The coast guard and the washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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NEWS - Rettungsversuche für einen gestrandeten Pottwal in Hunstanton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (5581710j)
The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10016152_020
NEWS - Rettungsversuche für einen gestrandeten Pottwal in Hunstanton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (5581710i)
The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10016152_022
NEWS - Rettungsversuche für einen gestrandeten Pottwal in Hunstanton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (5581710f)
The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10016152_006
NEWS - Rettungsversuche für einen gestrandeten Pottwal in Hunstanton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeremy Durkin/REX/Shutterstock (5581675g)
Spaerm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10016152_026
NEWS - Rettungsversuche für einen gestrandeten Pottwal in Hunstanton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (5581710c)
The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10016152_011
NEWS - Rettungsversuche für einen gestrandeten Pottwal in Hunstanton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (5581710s)
The coast guard and the washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
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The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
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The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
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People watch the rescue efforts
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
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The coast guard and the washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The coast guard and the washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The coast guard and the washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The public looking at the washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
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Sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
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Rescue workers
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
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The coast guard and the washed up sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
A 14 metre sperm whale washed up on the British coast this morning (Thurs) has been re-floated as experts attempt to save it.
The 30-tonne whale, which was alive when it was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk this morning at around 7.30am, is now flapping around in the sea.
A crowd of around 100 people have gathered on the beach to see the stricken mammal and rescuers spent the morning pouring water over it to make it more comfortable.
They also dug a ditch around the whale, then attempted to re-float it as the tide came in. High tide is expected at around 2.45pm.
Experts say the chances of the whale surviving are however very slim.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said this morning: "The tide may reach it very soon but even if it is still alive then, it is unlikely to survive.
"There is no rescue attempt for what is probably a 25-30 tonne whale. Even if the whale is lifted alive by the tide it is highly unlikely that it would survive and will probably re-strand dead later."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Rescue workers look at the sperm whale
Rescue efforts to help sperm whale stranded on Hunstanton beach, Norfolk, Britain - 04 Feb 2016
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