![]() ![]() Many of the volunteers working among the pod had been tagged with pink ribbons, signalling the whale they were looking after was too weak and potentially needed to be removed to give the group its best chance of survival. I could hear the babies calling out and I can still picture their green poo floating in the water. Many appeared distressed and were at risk of drowning from water in their blowholes as they rolled. Looking around me it was obvious that these creatures were not well. See cartoon beach stock video clips All image types Photos Vectors Illustrations Orientation Color People Artists Offset images AI Generated More Sort by Popular Vector cartoon style background of sea shore. Smooth like a plum and covered in scars from their time living among sharks, they were strong yet somehow gentle. 373,489 cartoon beach stock photos, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free. I stood holding, patting and marvelling at these giant black creatures. ![]() I had my wetsuit and I joined in with the rescue. Hours after I arrived on Wednesday I knew that despite being there to report I was also there to help. But even then some remained waist-deep in the waves. John Edwards, WA’s Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions senior marine operations officer, warned that predators such as sharks often follow distressed pods, and the risk of attack was too big as night fell on Tuesday. ![]() I had my wetsuit and I joined in with the rescue I knew that despite being there to report I was also there to help. There was also the risk of considerable danger. The first few people who had arrived within minutes of the stranding on Tuesday had done all they could but they were no match for the weight and number of pilot whales. Their organs were being crushed as they lay on the shore overnight, and being on the beach also risked overheating. Without the buoyancy offered by being in water, pilot whales are too heavy for their own bodies. Photograph: WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions/EPA Volunteers work to keep the pod of long-finned pilot whales alive on Wednesday. ![]()
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