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WATCH: Hundreds of whales beached on Australian coast
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Iceland resumes fin whale hunting to dismay of animal welfare groups
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Campaigners urge boycott of Faroe Islands over controversial hunts
A cruise ship recently stumbled upon the spectacle, with horrified tourists seeing seas turned crimson with blood.
Tragic footage shows a pod of 100 pilot whales beach themselves
The reason behind the stranding is unknown but pilot whales have a social nature which can lead them to follow pod-mates into danger.
Dozens of whales die after becoming stranded on Scottish island
Investigators face race against time to find out what happened in what's believed to be the UK's worst fatal mass stranding.
Iceland cancels whaling season on animal welfare grounds
Iceland has suspended whaling for three months as support for the controversial practice drops.
Watch: Rescuers free humpback whale trapped in shark nets in Australia
Conservationists in Australia successfully freed a humpback whale found in distress after being caught in shark nets off the Gold Coast.
'Russian spy' whale spotted off the Swedish coast
Scientists are monitoring the whale, which has now been reported off Lysekill, north of Goteborg, Sweden.
Third massive whale dies after beaching itself in Bali
A 17-metre-long sperm whale has died after washing up on a beach in Bali, making it the third whale to beach itself on the Indonesian island in just a little over a week.