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Experts from around the UK have arrived in Orkney to carry out examinations and post-mortems on pod of 77 pilot whales that died after washing ashore.

The animals were found on the island of Sanday on Thursday following what could be the largest mass stranding in nearly 100 years.

Cetacean specialists - whose expertise is in aquatic mammals - will use tissue samples to establish the cause of the stranding.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

My money is on climate related issues.