Australia reports mass deaths of about 200 pilot whales on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the west coast of Tasmania state, days after 14 sperm whales beached to death on an island
The pilot whale is notorious for stranding in mass numbers, for reasons that are not entirely understood.
Just 35 of the approximately 230 whales discovered on the beach the day before were still alive, the state's wildlife service operations manager, Brendon Clark, told journalists at the scene on Thursday.
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