| Porthole 04 Jul 22

AN animal believed to be a Minke whale has been spotted in France’s Seine, according to the ABC.

The 10-metre-long cetacean was spotted close to the English Channel, according to local authorities.

The animal’s appearance is “unprecedented”, according to Delphine Eloi, the head of the GECC mammal research institute.

Eloi added although rorqual whales were not unusual in the English Channel, it was the first time a mammal of that species had been spotted swimming in the Seine.

Last month, a four-metre killer whale was spotted kilometres upstream in the Seine, another observation which had never been seen before.