Hundreds of pilot whales died on the beaches of the Chatham Islands, about 800 kilometers east of New Zealand. It is the second large stranding(搁浅) of whales in these weeks. The first large one was in Australia. Lots of pilot whales died in Tasmania in late September.
People in New Zealand went to help but they could not get the whales back in the water. The islands are far away from New Zealand, and the sharks(鲨鱼) in the water made it hard to help the whales.
At least 477 whales are believed to have died. Many of them died naturally. Someone said, “although they died naturally, for those helping, they are still sad and difficult.”
People said the whale bodies will not be moved. They will decompose(腐烂) naturally.
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