Humpback whales enter crocodile river 'in Australian first'

 Australian officials say they will try to guide a humpback whale out of a crocodile-infested river in the Northern Territory after it got lost and ended up 30km (18.5 miles) inland.


The whale and others were on an annual sea migration when some of them "took a wrong turn", experts believe.


Two whales were later able to swim out of the river, but at least one remains.


It's the first known instance of a whale being found in crocodile territory so far inland in Australia.


Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54142985 



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