Mass Stranding in Scotland Claims Lives of 89 Pilot Whales

A pod of 77 pilot whales that died after washing ashore in Orkney were found to be healthy before the stranding, according to initial findings. Experts are investigating the cause, considering factors like acoustic trauma or predator presence. The stranding is one of the largest in nearly 100 years, and efforts to save the whales were unsuccessful, leading to euthanasia of the surviving animals.