Why are whales getting tangled up in ropes?
Sperm whales are a deep-diving species and prey on large squid. BDMLR had hoped that, once free of all the remaining ropes, ...
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Huge 50ft sperm whale dies after becoming tangled in ropes and stranding on the isle of Skye
On Monday, BDMLR was called a report of a sperm whale grounded near the shore of nearby Raasay. Some ropes were wrapped around the animal and the team believe it is the same animal they helped ...
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Whale entangled in ropes strands on island shore
A sperm whale spotted entangled in ropes off Skye last week has become stranded on a shore off the nearby island of Raasay. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) managed to cut five ropes from ...
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Rare Pygmy Sperm Whale Strands at Dockweiler Beach, Necropsy and Further Testing to Shed Light on Species Threats
LOS ANGELES, February 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This past weekend, the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (MMCC) responded to a call on a rare pygmy sperm whale struggling in the surf at ...
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Why are whales getting tangled up in ropes?
A sperm whale that died after stranding on the Isle ... two were freed by fishermen and one had no material on it but it did have scars on it suggesting it had been involved in a serious entanglement.