Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins
Accidental Strandings
Animals may follow prey ashore,e.g.Thurston(1995)
Unlikely because the majority of animals were not when they stranded
Human Activity
from military tests are linked to some recent strandings
The Bahamas(2000) stranding was unusual because the whales
-were all
-were not in a
Group Behaviour
- More strandings in the most species of whales
- 1994 dolphin stranding--only the was ill
Further Reading
Marine Mammals Ashore(Connor)--gives information about stranding
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