A big pod of pilot whales grouped themselves collectively in a coronary heart form earlier than stranding themselves on a seashore in Western Australia on 25 and 26 July 2023. Officials had been baffled by the weird behaviour of round 100 whales who moved tightly collectively earlier than stranding themselves at Cheynes seashore close to Albany. By Wednesday morning, greater than 50 whales lay useless on the seashore, with a bunch of volunteers, authorities staff and scientists battling to save lots of the remaining 45. The animals weigh about 1,000kg and are as much as 4 metres lengthy and the volunteers desperately tried to maintain them alive and assist them again to sea. Despite the rescue and makes an attempt, and the exhausting work of these serving to he whales, many later re-stranded themselves additional alongside the seashore sadly two whales died of pure causes, whereas after the opposite 43 whales had been assessed the choice was made to euthanise the animals to finish their struggling.
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
