A shocking video of one of the largest mass stranding incidents... Dozens of whales stranded on a beach in Scotland

Arab Weather - A group of 77 pilot whales died after stranding on a beach off the northern coast of Scotland. A local rescue group believes that this incident is one of the largest mass stranding incidents in Britain in recent years. The British marine life saving organization Divers Marine Life stated that 12 Of the whales were still alive when discovered, but were eventually "euthanized" due to their inability to refloat themselves.

You may also be interested in:

An American plan to kill 450,000 owls

Weather forecast for UK, London

Mass stranding of whales off the coast of Scotland

A British marine life saving charity said in a statement late Thursday:

“Unfortunately, the remaining 12 pilot whales were euthanized due to their deteriorating condition after the long hours they spent stranded on the beach.”

Their prolonged presence on the beach resulted in "crushing injury due to their weight and the high probability that they inhaled water with the incoming tide." They also drowned in the sand when the tide swept over them and were unable to float back, the charity added.

Unclear causes and repercussions of the accident

There are no clear indications as to why the whales were all beached, she said, adding that the organization would try to recover as many whales as possible for post-mortem examinations and when the BDMLR initially found the whales after a report early Thursday, they had been stranded for several hours.

• The social nature of pilot whales

Molly Brown, community coordinator at BDMLR, explained to Reuters:

"Pilot whales are a really social species. They rely on their family bonds. So, maybe just one of them got into difficulty, and the rest of the group got stranded with him because they stick together. In moments of need, they never leave each other."

• Compared to other incidents

“This is certainly one of the largest mass whale strandings, but not necessarily the largest,” BDMLR told AFP. Last year, 55 pilot whales washed ashore on the Isle of Lewis, off northwest Scotland. Much larger incidents of stranding have occurred in other parts of the world, the largest being in New Zealand and Australia.

See also:

It's not over yet.. The Corona virus is still claiming the lives of 1,700 people every week around the world

Video | To escape the heat... 5 beaches in Alexandria are closed due to overcrowding