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They said he is, pale, underweight and is suffering from conditions contracted in captivity.

But because eels cannot be bred in captivity, much of the trade is in wild-caught baby eels, with one species virtually indistinguishable from another.

Having been raised in captivity, the whales likely would not survive in the wild.

His works include 1930s classic "La Grande Illusion", following two French prisoners of war trying to escape German captivity during World War I.

"We are ready to give everything to ensure that the remaining pupils and their teachers still in captivity are rescued unhurt," he said, in a statement issued after talks with the state governor.