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Over 100 pilot whales beached on western Australian coast have been rescued, researcher says

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Scientists don't know what causes whales to strand, although it appears their location systems can be confused by gently sloping, sandy beaches.

More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 31 died on the shore, a whale researcher said.

This image supplied by Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, shows a pod of pilot whales stranded on a beach at Toby's Inlet in Western Australia. At that time, an additional 20 whales were in a pod about 1.5 kilometers offshore and 110 whales formed a pod closer to the beach, the department said.

In July, almost 100 long-finned pilot whales died or were euthanized after a two-day rescue attempt in a mass stranding on Cheynes Beach near the former whaling station of Albany, 355 kilometers southeast of Dunsborough. "It's been a very good story today because normally with these sorts of strandings, you wind up with a 100 whales beaching and five or six being saved," Wiese said.The dead whales were dragged from the water so that their carcasses didn't attract sharks.

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