Mass whale strandings not a family affair—study

Whales that beach themselves in large groups are not all members of the same family, a study has found, undermining long-held assumptions about the cause of mass strandings.

Whales that beach themselves in large groups are not all members of the same family, a study has found, undermining long-held assumptions about the cause of mass strandings.

At least 870 passengers were stranded in Cebu after the Coast Guard barred 16 vessels from leaving Cebu port due to storm “Quinta.”
Seven long-finned pilot whales died after being beached in New Zealand, and rescuers on Saturday were fighting to save 18 more of the marine mammals.