The animals may have been disturbed by some unknown factor, or poisoned, before they became stranded in shallow waters and died, said Narriman Jiddawi, a marine biologist at the Institute of Marine Science of the University of Dar es Salaam.
Experts planned to examine the dolphins' heads to assess whether they had been affected by military sonar.
(Via PAG E-News.)
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Scientists study hundreds of dead dolphins
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I know the "experts" say this is not the case, but personally, I think strandings of this sort by cetaceans (dolphins and whales) may be their form of protest at the way human beings are treating both cetaceans (i.e., essentially murdering other sentient beings), as well as other species and the environment in general. For all we know many cetaceans could be advanced spiritual beings fully capable of consciously choosing to undergo this sort of sacrifice.
Interesting thought. As far as their being self-aware, sentient beings, I definitely agree. I suspect dolphins are atually much smarter than we are in many important ways. It's too bad they have to share a planet with the likes of us.