1.   An estimated one-third of whale calves die in their first year.

2.   Despite the smaller-than-usual winter whale population, at least eight whale calves have been spotted so far this season off Georgia and North Florida.

3.   To persuade the whale calf to stick out its tongue, they had it suckle a feeding tube.

4.   Rangers also took a whale calf into deeper water and turned its head toward shore in the hope that its distress calls would attract others.

5.   Professor Atilla Alpbaz said the failure to save the whale calf demonstrated the need for a centre to protect and treat marine mammals found frequently in waters off Turkey.