THERE MUST B A DEEPER SIGNIFICANCE TO THIS THAN WE REALIZE "Hundreds of whales dead after mass stranding on New Zealand coast " CNN.com

Given many re-strand themselves after being set free..

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However, another 80 to 90 whales who were freed re-stranded themselves in the same place just five hours later, Inwood said...."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/asia/new-zealand-whales-stranding/index.html