Andrew Brownlow

what caused 77 healthy whales to die on a Scottish beach?

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A mass stranding last week that left 77 pilot whales dead on the Orkney island of Sanday was the largest ever recorded on the British coast. Initially, 12 of the animals were thought to be alive on Tresness Beach – but sadly they did not survive. The event came almost exactly a year after 55 … Read more

Unraveling the mystery of the 77 beached whales

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It is a scene of horrific destruction: a stretch of pristine white sand strewn with the lifeless bodies of dozens of whales. In total, 77 carcasses lie strewn across the beach – a whole family group. Among them are young, barely a year old, adult females and a seven-metre-long adult male. Even dead, they are … Read more