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400 dead dolphins wash up on African shores

Posted in Random by Derek at 9:00 am
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From my understanding, dolphins are smart creatures. Reading about 400 dolphins washing up dead along African shores creates many unanswered questions.

“It is quite strange for so many animals to strand,” said Douglas Nowacek, an oceanographer at Florida State University in Tallahassee, who has studied dolphin deaths. “These animals are normally quite able to cope with stressors.”

Local residents speculated that low tide combined with heavy rains and wind might have disoriented the marine mammals.

An early examination showed the animals’ stomachs were empty. They either had not eaten for a long time or had recently vomited. Further tests will look for traces of poisonous substances, such as “red tide” algae.

Is there anyone that cares to guess what they think may have happened to these dolphins? Let’s try and keep alien abduction out of the choice.

6 Responses to “400 dead dolphins wash up on African shores”

  1. Harry Cambridge says:

    With so much illegal chemical dumping doing on out at sea, it’s easy to assume that someone (company) has introduced something into the water that didn’t agree with the well being of these poor dolphins.

  2. chris says:

    Sound waves from submarines maybe…
    Intense super sonar might have killed them.
    Nuclear subs (US,CHINESE?) Oil interests in Africa….

  3. maijc says:

    this sound cruel, but they do a suicidal pact, they eat bad algae, and then just go to the coast n die, poor dolphin…

  4. Jed says:

    It’s the H.A.A.R.P. experiment. They are probably practicing on the ocean not realizing it’s effects on marine life.

  5. Bricej says:

    So long, and thanks for all the fish!

  6. chad says:

    haha Brice good call!

    odd happenings…. they still don’t know why 1 whale will sometimes beach themselves… good luck figuring out why 400 dolphins did it…

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