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| Whale stranded on beach at Abergele, Conwy is refloated | Whale stranded on beach at Abergele, Conwy is refloated |
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| A whale stranded on a beach in Conwy has been refloated and helped back to sea by Rhyl lifeboat. | |
| Holyhead coastguard said they were alerted by members of the public at Abergele at about 1:36 GMT on Monday. | Holyhead coastguard said they were alerted by members of the public at Abergele at about 1:36 GMT on Monday. |
| A coastguard team and the RSPCA and RNLI went to the scene where the whale, believed to be a minke or fin whale, was about 10ft (3m) from the shoreline. | |
| The minke is the smallest of the baleen whales found in UK waters. | The minke is the smallest of the baleen whales found in UK waters. |
| According to the Whale and Dolphin Trust the creatures, although generally solitary, can sometimes be seen in feeding groups of up to 10 animals. | According to the Whale and Dolphin Trust the creatures, although generally solitary, can sometimes be seen in feeding groups of up to 10 animals. |
| Other experts believe it might be a juvenile fin whale due to the white coloration on the right side of its jaw, the relatively small dorsal fin, and its overall size. | |
| These animals appear in small numbers off southern Ireland and in the area known as the Celtic Deep. | |
| The RSPCA said the whale had not returned on Tuesday which was "positive" and suggested it had become stranded due to a navigational error rather than because of illness or injury. |