Six beached whales were found dead on Friday, while a pod of four were similarly found on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NICOSIA, Cyprus - A number of whales have washed up dead on the northern shores of Cyprus, authorities said on Friday, possibly affected by the massive earthquakes in neighbouring Turkey and Syria this week.
Three of the four from Thursday were guided back to sea, while the fourth died, it said in a statement. “These animals have an echolocation system which is affected by sea noise; it could be military exercises, seismic drills or naturally the earthquake in the region,” Yiannis Ioannou of the fisheries and marine research department told Sigma TV.
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