'A little unusual but nothing sinister': 40 foot sperm whale carcass washes ashore in Co Galway
Three sperm whales washed up this year, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group said.
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Three sperm whales washed up this year, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group said.
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Two were safely re-floated, but a third looks unlikely to survive, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group says.
Biologists and vets have now arrived at the site to begin the arduous process of cutting up the carcass for removal.
It was becoming too dark to continue the operation.
There are fears that another 90 whales will suffer the same fate.
Unfortunately they were unsuccessful and had to give up as the sun went down.
The large mammal washed up about 77 miles from New York City.
The pod of pilot whales have become stranded for a second time today.
The endangered fin whale was found in the Breezy Point neighbourhood of Queens yesterday.
The pilot whales were part of a pod of at least 40 which had been seen swimming in shallow water off St Andrew’s.
The whale, which has been stuck at the west Cork harbour since Tuesday, took his last breath at about 11am.
Experts say the beached whale may be in the final throes as it lies in Baltimore Harbour.
When around 30 dolphins got into distress, people at the beach ran into the water to push them back out to sea. Awww…
A sperm whale which washed up on a beach near Dungarvan had no hope of survival, and died earlier this morning.
The 33 pilot whales may have died after becoming confused by the British Royal Navy’s sonar activity.
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