In mid-March, researchers from several government agencies used a tranquilizer to sedate one of the entangled whales, named Bridle because the whale had rope tangled around its face and cutting through its head.
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During the journey back to Tobermory, the fishing boat's bridle, to which the tow rope was attached, broke.
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He turned up one day hungry and riding a gray horse that had a filthy blanket on his back and a rope halter instead of a bridle.
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Even thought Bridle was set free from most of the problem rope, the whale may not survive, Zoodsma said.
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