Volunteers and whale experts were still trying on Tuesday Jan 24,2012to save about 40 pilotwhales more than a day after almost 100 of the animals beached themselves at the top of NewZealand's South Island.
A whale rescue group said 34 of the whales had so far died on the sand at Farewell Spit sincethe pod grounded at about 11 a.m. Monday Jan 23,2012, despite efforts to keep them alive until the hightide arrived.
A group of about 17 whales refloated themselves over Monday night and were swimming welloff shore and not considered to be in imminent danger of restranding.
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