The Sri Lankan navy has rescued an elephant after it was spotted desperately keeping its trunk above water while swimming five miles out to sea. The rescue, which took 12 hours, has been hailed as a ‘miraculous escape’ for the giant mammal. Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy mounted the mission after spotting the elephant struggling … Read more
Sri Lanka’s navy has rescued an elephant that got into difficulties after being washed out to sea, a spokesman said Wednesday, calling it a “miraculous escape”. Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy mounted the 12-hour rescue after spotting the elephant struggling to stay afloat around eight kilometres (five miles) off the island’s northeast coast. Divers aided … Read more
A group of 20 helpless whales that became beached after a cyclone have been rescued. The desperate mammals had become stranded in shallow waters near the village of Sampur, Sri Lanka, after being washed up in the wake of Cyclone Mora. Sailors and villagers teamed up to rescue the pod of pilot whales off the island’s … Read more
Sri Lanka’s navy and local residents rescued a pod of about 20 stranded pilot whales off the island’s northeastern coast on Wednesday, an official said. Navy spokesman Chaminda Walakuluge said sailors with the help of residents pushed the whales back in to deeper waters after they washed up on the Sampur coast near the port … Read more
Newborn humpback whales and their mothers whisper to each other to escape potential predators, scientists reported Wednesday, revealing the existence of a previously unknown survival technique. “They don’t want any unwanted listeners,” researcher Simone Videsen, lead author of a study published in Functional Ecology, told AFP. “Potential predators such as killer whales could listen to … Read more
Another 200 whales were stranded on a New Zealand coastline late Saturday, frustrating rescuers who had battled through the day and even defied a shark threat to try and keep them at sea. At twilight, Department of Conservation (DOC) officials made the decision to leave the whales overnight as it became too risky to continue … Read more
Volunteers in New Zealand have managed to refloat about 100 of the 400 pilot whales that swam aground on a remote beach on Friday. Many of the whales died overnight at Farewell Spit at the top of the South Island, but those that survived are now swimming in the bay off the beach. Hundreds of … Read more