Forty-five pilot whales died today in what marine experts said was the largest beaching of the creatures on Cape Cod in more than a decade. Most of the whales were euthanized after stranding themselves for a third time in two days.
The reason for the mass stranding ? illness or the peculiarities of Cape Cod geography that have led to similar disasters in the past ? was not clear.
Of course, there probably isn’t a simple explaination but, some are looking for one.