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or decompose enough to sink to the ocean bottom, where the carcass forms the basis of a unique local ecosystem called a whale fall. ;Individual strandings: Single live strandings are often the result of individual illness or injury; in the absence of human intervention these almost inevitably end in death.;Multiple strandings: Multiple strandings in one place are rare, and often attract media coverage as well as rescue efforts. The strong social cohesion of toothed whale pods

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