Dramatic footage aired on local television on a beach in Peru of a group of fishermen untangling a net from a whale shark that had become beached on shore.
It was a race against time in the coastal area of Tumbes on Friday as the group of men desperately pulled away a heavy fishing net that had entangled the majestic fish.
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As the whale shark flayed for its life fishermen finally cut through the net and pushing the fish back into the water.
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Despite their name, whale sharks are gentle giants and as a species are believed to be some 60 million years old.
In many parts of the world the fish is a protected species.
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