A Giant Whale...in Paris??

• On Saturday morning in Paris, a sperm whale appeared on the banks of the Seine river in Paris.

  
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• Locals and tourists alike shared photos of the unusual phenomenon, trying to figure out how it got there:

  
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• The dead whale, although it looks incredibly convincing, is a completely fabricated art installation brought to the romantic city of Paris to stir feelings and raise awareness about sperm whales and humanity's disruption of the ecological system.

  
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  The whale, named Captain Boomer (inspired by the character from the novel Moby Dick) was brought to Paris by the Captain Boomer Collective, a Dutch art collective that uses the whale model as a means to spread awareness and educate people around the world about whales and the effects we have on their habitat.
  
  

• Everybody just loved the idea!

  
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  More details about Captain Boomer collective you can find here

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