You may have seen these creatures wash up on social media. Even the view is pretty scary, isn’t it?

Bride, Let’s look at the reasons for this behavior of whales.

Every year, 2,000 strandings occur worldwide.

Unfortunately, most of these lead to the death of animals. In fact, strandings are quite rare and the stranding of a single creature is usually so is the result of illness or injury.

Old age, bad weather, fishing too close to shore and navigation errorsis one of the reasons for stranding. Some species of dolphins and whales are more susceptible to mass strandings. This is more common in toothed whales (Odontoceti).

Odontoceti often live in large groups with complex social systems. If a member of the group is sick or has problems His distress calls can cause other members to follow him to the beach, resulting in mass strandings.

Some orcas also beach themselves deliberately to hunt seals.

They then wait for the waves to help them get back to the sea. This practice is most common in herds around Argentina. This habit It is believed that young orcas receive lessons from older members of the pod.

Orcas therefore rarely wash ashore unintentionally. Moreover, some scientists sonar signals and other man-made loud underwater sounds lead to stranding events. thinks he can make a contribution.

Low and mid frequency active sonar is used by the military to detect submarines. These frequencies It does not affect all species, but can be fatal for some. Low-level sonar can cause bleeding in those exposed to it, and others may become stranded trying to escape the sound.

In short, whales that beach themselves, is not unnecessary or arbitrary. There are many different reasons behind this behavior.

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