What causes sea animals to swim towards land and get stranded?
A. There are a variety of reasons why an animal can get stranded. Some like to feed near shore (i.e. grey whales), and by accident they might get beached during the feeding process. It is also common for injured animals to beach themselves. Injured animals get tired, and may not be able to swim. It makes sense that they would come inshore to shallow waters to rest & avoid drowning. Dead animals are often found on the beach, where they wash ashore with the tides. Some animals beach themselves for unknown reasons. BACK TO WHALE INDEX OR ANSWER FILE Whale Communication – recieved from Katherine in Australia Q: I am doing a project on whales and i need to know what pitch/frequency fo whales communicate and lure prey at? A: Acoustics is a major area of study for whale researchers. Sound is exceptionally important to marine mammals living in the ocean (a very noisy place). And, you are correct in thinking that whales use different frequencies when they are producing sounds for different purp
