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Stranded long-finned pilot whales
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Posted by Mary
on September 23, 2020, 3:03 pm
The death toll is now 380. Tragic.
Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia's worst stranding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-54260278
That report suggests that this is a natural phenomenon.
ie 'It is not fully understood why the whales became stranded. The species is known to be prone to getting beached.'
Message Thread:
Stranded long-finned pilot whales
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Mary
September 23, 2020, 3:03 pm
Re: Stranded long-finned pilot whales
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ken
September 23, 2020, 3:33 pm
Some reasonable theories but nothing definitive it seems
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Tomski
September 23, 2020, 4:29 pm
When was the first reported beaching? That might be a place to start. nm
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Der
September 24, 2020, 10:24 am
"strandings going back to Aristotle"...
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Der
September 24, 2020, 12:17 pm
Re: "strandings going back to Aristotle"...
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Sinister Burt
September 25, 2020, 7:58 am
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