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23rd September 2020
09:28am BST

This the worst mass stranding Australia has ever seen following the death of 320 whales in the south in 1996.
Rescuers on Monday spotted approximately 270 beached whales, but later discovered that many more had been washed ashore.
About 50 whales have since been brought back to sea by rescuers using slings to move them from the coast back to the water.
Once the whales are "re-floated" they can then be moved to deeper water.
It is not yet known how the whales became stranded. Some scientists believe that whales can be disorientated closer to land and accidentally lead entire pods to become stranded when searching for fish.
Pilot whales have been known for mass strandings, as they travel in tight groups.Explore more on these topics: