A pod of nearly 100 pilot whales displayed unusual behavior before beaching themselves in Western Australia. More than 50 have died.
  • soyagi@yiffit.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What a terrible headline. Tell me what the experts thought. I don’t want to see this kind of clickbait here. Change the title yourself if necessary, just don’t let this kind of shit slide.

  • delial@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    On Tuesday afternoon, researchers’ fears were confirmed. The pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales rushed to the shore, stranding themselves on Cheynes Beach near Albany, in southern Western Australia.

    By Wednesday, 52 of the whales had died, the authorities said. A team of local volunteer and conservation officials managed to move the remaining 45 back into the water and attempted to herd them back out to sea, using boats and kayaks to guide them. However, that afternoon, the whales re-stranded themselves further along the beach, the authorities said. The Australia Broadcasting Corporation reported that the whales had again formed a huddle before drifting back to shore.