Beached pilot whales, New Zealand. Photo source: ©© Angieandsteeve
“Of all cetaceans – whales and dolphins – pilot whales are the species most likely to strand themselves. Their name itself, pilot whale, comes from their propensity to follow a single leader…” Captions: Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan or, The Whale
Excerpts;
Rescuers and volunteers were scrambling on Friday to save nearly 200 pilot whales that were stranded on New Zealand’s South Island…
Read Full Article, National Geographic
Mass Strandings of Pilot Whales: A Study, Science Daily (03-14-2013)
Ninety Whales Stranded on New Zealand Beach (01-23-2012)
107 Pilot Whales Die on New Zealand Beach (02-21-2011)
Are humans to blame for mass whale strandings? by Philip Hoare, Guardian UK (05-201-2011)
