As it gradually recovered, the conservation center moved it to an outdoor pool for a larger space later that month. Months later, its body length and chest circumference both increased by some 10 centimeters, by consuming some 12 kilograms of squid and 2 kg of herring every day.

In early May, experts believed that Haitang was ready to return to Mother Nature. On May 25, the Liyang 258 science research ship took it to a designated area. In the early morning of the following day, Haitang was released back into the ocean.

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