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The whales were found stranded on the remote west coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania. A marine biologist said the dead animals would be tested for toxins that might explain the disaster.
More than a dozen dead sperm whales were found on King Island, part of the state of Tasmania off Australia's southeastern coast on Monday. It was unclear how they died.
Australian wildlife authorities say they are investigating the deaths of 14 young sperm whales that were found beached on an island off of the southeastern coast.
There has been a second stranding of whales this week, with the latest occurring today near Macquarie Harbo...
Latest mass stranding of whale pod comes just day after 14 sperm whales were found beached off Tasmania’s King Island.