Authorities were alerted to the incident on Sunday morning and subsequent attempts to refloat more than a dozen living whales were unsuccessful. | World News
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james anderson has been recalled, replacing 0llie robinson from the side that defeated australia in the third test at headingley last week. while, moeen ali has been confirmed to bat at number three. he says he s looking forward to a tough challenge. i don t think we re far australia, everyone knows they are number one in the world, i think we re doing really well, all the games have been fantastic, but believe in the changing room is that we can win the series 3 2, and there is no doubt about that. we have that in the changing room. you can stay up to date with all the sport, just head over to our website that s bbc.com/sport. but from me and the team here, its bye for now. great stuff on the website about the women s world cup as well. 55 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on a beach in the western isles of scotland. most were found dead early on sunday morning. however, one whale was successfully refloated. despite a major operation to try to save the others, they had t
this is thought to be one of the biggest strandings ever in britain. the pilot whales were found in the beach north of stornoway about seven o clock yesterday morning. most were already dead, but 15 were still alive. police, the coastguard and charities trying to help them. vets and special equipment were brought overfrom the mainland. but it proved too late, and they were euthanised on welfare grounds. these are animals that have spent their entire lives in the water. they have evolved to not need the ability to support their own weight when they re out on land. so they do gradually crush themselves. and having been out for such a long time now, the effect of that crushing can potentially be fatal. pilot whales are one of the smaller species and part of the dolphin family. they re known for their strong social bonds. when one gets into difficulty, others often follow. one of the female whales was giving birth, and this may have led to the stranding. jamie mciver, bbc news.