Examiner.com (excerpts):  Within the past week, 91 whales have died from two mass strandings in New Zealand and Australia, despite rescue efforts by wildlife authorities.  On the South Island of New Zealand at a location known as Farewell Split, 65 pilot whales perished; while at Ocean Beach, Tasmania, two minke whales and 24 sperm whales died.  

 Commentary:  It is very rare for mass strandings to occur in this manner (eu.wikipedia.org).  Scientists do not know the reason for these and other ...
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