Three sperm whales washed up on a beach in eastern England over the weekend, just a week after a dozen animals of the same species washed ashore on German and Dutch beaches.
The mammals, about 48 feet long, are believed to be part of the same pod as a young whale that died on Friday a few miles away.
Experts believe they may have washed ashore while hunting.
“These are deep water animals, which usually live in pod of 20 or 30 individuals. They probably got disoriented while looking for food and ended up in shallow waters,” Peter Evans, director of Sea Watch Foundation, a charity that coordinates sightings around the UK coast, told CNN.
