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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Whales washed up off the coast of Tamil Nadu

 Tuticorin government official Ravi Kumar said today that the whales began to be washed up on beaches late last night
At least 45 whales have died after mysteriously being washed up on to a beach off the coast of Tamil Nadu, India.
The short-finned pilot whales washed ashore on the beach of Tiruchendur, a small port city in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district on Tuesday January 12,2016
The drying out bodies of the whales litter the sands of Tuticorin in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu 
Several of the short-finned whales lie in the shallows of the water, desperately clinging on for life 
Local fishermen and rescue volunteers have managed to drag some of the whales back into the sea but the animals have keep washing up on the beach
Rescuers try to save one whale from drying out on the sand at Manapad beach in Tuticorin district
Officials have confirmed that as many as 80 short-finned pilot whales had become stranded on the sand without any clear reason behind the spate of beached animals.
Locals have been trying to save as many of the whales as they can but many of the animals have died 
Short-finned pilot whales are well known for being sociable creatures, who rarely swim alone
Rescuers have managed to save 36 of the mammals, who appear to be struggling to find their way back in the sea.
At least 45 whales have died after they were washed up off the coast of Tamil Nadu, India 
Officials have confirmed that as many as 80 short-finned pilot whales and some dolphins had become stranded on the sand
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