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A recent stranding on remote New Zealand islands left nearly 500 pilot whales dead. Scientists still don't know for sure why the events, also known as beachings, occur, but they have some ideas.
Over the past week, 477 pilot whales have washed ashore in the Chatham Islands—a hotspot and a death trap for the species.
Another stranding involving 250 number of whales were discovered on remote New Zealand islands. Another stranding involving 250 number of whales were discovered on remote New Zealand islands.
Nearly 500 whales died on the beaches of a small group of New Zealand islands this week.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say