Sperm whales found dead on Skegness beach may have “got lost”, says expert - Skegness Standard:
"Three whales found dead on a beach near Skegness may have fallen victim to stress after they “got lost”, according to a marine expert.
Sam Rees of Skegness Aquarium was commenting after the discovery of the 48ft sperm whales which are still lying dead on a beach at Gibraltar Point this evening.
A team from Humber Coastguard station cordoned off the area as crowds of people came to see the whales which will be removed by East Lindsey District Council once tests have been carried out on the mammals.
Another whale was found on Hunstanton beach on Friday night and Mr Rees said: “It’s a very unusual situation and one we don’t really find happening so close to each other.
“The general consensus is that it’s a pod (group of whales) that has got lost and they’ve become unstuck through stress meaning that, unfortunately, they have beached themselves.”"
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"Three whales found dead on a beach near Skegness may have fallen victim to stress after they “got lost”, according to a marine expert.
Sam Rees of Skegness Aquarium was commenting after the discovery of the 48ft sperm whales which are still lying dead on a beach at Gibraltar Point this evening.
A team from Humber Coastguard station cordoned off the area as crowds of people came to see the whales which will be removed by East Lindsey District Council once tests have been carried out on the mammals.
Another whale was found on Hunstanton beach on Friday night and Mr Rees said: “It’s a very unusual situation and one we don’t really find happening so close to each other.
“The general consensus is that it’s a pod (group of whales) that has got lost and they’ve become unstuck through stress meaning that, unfortunately, they have beached themselves.”"
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