Social pilot whales prone to beaching

By Ethan James
Updated September 26 2020 - 1:46pm, first published 1:44pm
The social nature of pilot whales may have contributed to the pod becoming stranded in Tasmania.
The social nature of pilot whales may have contributed to the pod becoming stranded in Tasmania.

The cause of Australia's biggest mass whale stranding will likely remain a mystery but the tight-knit, social nature of the species involved may have played a big part.

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