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Whales washing ashore frequently signal climatic change , growing disturbances in sea

Whales coming ashore in various parts of India frequently is not a good sign from the environmental aspect.    Huge  mammal’s coming to shores was never so frequent as it happened during last few months . In a shocking phenomenon,A pod of whales had washed ashore in Tamil Naidu last month ,and most of them died,then it happened in Mumbai,and after that latest is the case in Odisha     A 33-foot sperm whale washed ashore near Podampetta off the Ganjam coast in Odisha, about 150 kilometers from Bhubaneswar three days ago. No reason for the Odisha’s death is known yet ,but forest officials say she might have dead a couple of days ago and it might have died after being hit by fishing trawlers.  Sperm whale is the largest toothed whale in the world. It can stay submerged for about 90 minutes and can dive down to 2,250 meters.The site where the whale has washed up is also the rookery for Olive Ridley sea turtle.  A 12m (40ft) long Bryde's whale was ...