Durian. Eleven short-finned pilot whales or globicephala macrochynchus were found in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara’s coastal area on July 30, suspected of losing their track when migrated.
Ten of the marine mammals have died when founded by local residents in Lie Jaka beach in Sabu regency, Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry said on July 31.
The only survivor from the pod was towed back to the sea.
Lie Jaka beach is connected to Suwu waters in East Nusa Tenggara which is one of the migration lines of the whales.
Local authorities suspected those short-finned whales were stranded in East Nusa Tenggara’s coasts because of disorientation of their migration direction.
Local residents have buried the body of those whales manually. The sex of those mammals is still undetermined, but the average size of the whales which is from 2.5 to 6 meter length.
Short-finned whales are usually moving in the formation of 11 to 30 animals in a group.
Under Indonesian law, pilot whales – both short-finned and long-finned – are protected marine mammals.
