Why do whales strand themselves in Tasmania?

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Rescuers are attempting to save a large pod of whales stuck on a sandbank off Tasmania's West Coast, with researchers labelling the state a "global hotspot" for mass strandings. On Monday, about 270 pilot whales got into difficulty on a sandbank at Macquarie Heads, near Strahan on Tasmania's west coast, about 190 kilometres from Hobart. Another 200 of the animals were found early on Wednesday, making it Tasmania's largest recorded stranding event.

Dr Vanessa Pirotta from Macquarie University said it "remains a mystery"………….

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09...trand-themselves-tasmania-west-coast/12686734
 

This is a very sick joke that I am about to say and I beg all your pardons in advance, but it must be told.

Why do whales strand themselves in Tasmania?​

The Devil made them do it.

(I'm sorry, really, and I love whales and sea mammals with all my heart. Just can't help myself sometimes, the joke will come out)
 
Pepper said:
This is a very sick joke that I am about to say and I beg all your pardons in advance, but it must be told.

Why do whales strand themselves in Tasmania?​

The Devil made them do it.

(I'm sorry, really, and I love whales and sea mammals with all my heart. Just can't help myself sometimes, the joke will come out)
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Took me a few minutes to get it. Yeah, you're right, it was kinda bad :p.
 
Wasn't there also something concerning Naval sonar and it's influence on sea mammals concerning their sense of direction as well as many other problems?

Does anyone know: throughout written history did whales beach themselves in large numbers or is this a more modern occurence?
 
This from The Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper December 2020
'Why whales beach themselves is still largely a mystery, even after centuries of recorded strandings
Now, as humans deplete fish stocks and make noise of our own in the oceans, as water temperatures
rise and ocean currents change, these events seem to be happening more and more'
 

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