Friday, June 27, 2008

Thirty false killer whales beached in Thailand

Thirty false killer whales swam ashore on a beach near the Thai resort isle of Phuket, but local residents and hotel staff saved all but one of them, a marine official said.

Residents and hotel staff rushed out to carry them back into the rough seas, he said.

Scientists were not sure why the whales swam themselves ashore.

In other news today, Japanese scientists claim to be close to solving the riddle of why false killer whales have a tendency to beach themselves after managing to harpoon 29 more specimens off the coast of Thailand today.

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