#BREAKING About 200 whales perish on Australian beach: rescuers
#UPDATE About 200 pilot whales have perished after being stranded on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, Australian rescuers say.
Just 35 of the approximately 230 whales discovered on the beach a day ago are still alive
Pilot whale strandings.
About 200 pilot whales have perished after becoming stranded on the rugged west coast of Tasmania.
Two years ago nearby Macquarie Harbour was the scene of the country's largest-ever mass stranding, involving almost 500 pilot whales. More than 300 died
About 200 pilot whales have perished after being stranded on a beach in Tasmania, Australia. Just 35 of the approximately 230 whales are still alive.
Locals have been fighting to keep them alive with blankets and buckets of water
u.afp.com/i478
Whale sonar navigation.
#AFPGraphics looks at how pilot whales use echolocation to navigate underwater, and listing various theories about what could go wrong to lead to strandings.
Whale strandings -- Five questions answered: u.afp.com/i464
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