Cetacean stranding, commonly known as beaching, is a phenomenon in which whales and dolphins strand themselves on land, usually on a beach. Beached whales often die due to dehydration, collapsing under their own weight, or drowning when high tide covers the blowhole. [1] . Cetacean stranding has occurred since before recorded history. [2]

2021年3月29日 · Every year thousands of whales, dolphins, and other marine animals wash up on beaches around the world. This phenomenon—called beaching or stranding—occurs among both healthy individuals as well...

2018年3月27日 · Each time a report surfaces of beached whales, we're left to wonder again: Why do these majestic creatures strand themselves on shore?

2023年2月21日 · Nearly two dozen whales have been beached on the US Atlantic coast in the past three months – some were struck by boats while others may have been caught by changing ocean currents related to...

2025年2月7日 · In the Orkney stranding, 12 of the whales were still alive when they became beached. When this happens, marine organisations assess whether a whale can be safely refloated .

2023年8月1日 · When a pod of nearly 100 pilot whales stranded themselves last week on the shore of an Australian beach, it became the latest instance of a phenomenon that has long baffled marine biologists....

2023年9月20日 · When a whale washes up on the shore, why can’t it just be moved straight back into the sea? Strandings happen in the UK about 20-50 times a year, involving whales, dolphins and porpoises – types of aquatic mammals collectively known as cetaceans.

Why Do Whales Beach Themselves? While tragic, whale beachings are not isolated to any one cause, species, or geographic location. Florida’s Redington Beach experienced a mass beaching of short-finned pilot whales in July 2019 .

In July 2024, a pod of 77 pilot whales washed up on a beach in Orkney, Scotland. It was the largest mass stranding of whales in Scotland for decades. Scientists don't know exactly why whales beach themselves. One theory is that climate change is driving whales' food closer to the shoreline, where they then get stuck as the tide goes out. If a ...

2024年4月25日 · In total, 130 whales were returned to sea after a total of 160 were beached, according to the department of Parks and Wildlife Service Western Australia (DPAW). However at least 28 whales...