Such mass beachings can happen when whales make navigational mistakes while chasing prey, escaping predators or trying to protect sick members of the group.
Tag: Fish and Other Marine Life
Visitors From the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
Researchers recently hauled up specimens from a layer of the world’s seas that contains an abundance of aquatic life.
1,000 Pieces of Plastic Found Inside Dead Whale in Indonesia
Cups, bags, bottles and even two flip-flops were found inside a sperm whale that had washed ashore in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest producers of plastic waste.