Cuvier's beaked whale stranded in Arillas beach

[sharonF]

Thanks for sharing such an amazing story Dimitris.  Poor thing, wonder what had happened to it before it found the beach at Arillas, am sure it didnt beach itself there because it thought, this looks a nice place.

Sharon x

[dylan]

obviously a very intelligent and discerning whale, very sad, but it certainly new the place to be in its final hours.

[Lindypops]

A valiant attempt to save an amazing creature.

[PaulnMaria]

Looks like this wasn't the only one
http://duritos.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/new-atypical-mass-stranding-of-cuviers-beaked-whales/

[Val n Bill]

My goodness, that is very interesting, I do hope the stranding of these beautiful creatures was nothing to do with the research.

       Val x

[Truth]

Great effort to save the whale but it ended as most attempts at saving these beached creatures do. Very sad

[sunflower]

Truth: I agree with your point of view.
It's sad, but natural for animals to seek solitude to pass away-

One of my cats, Silke, nearly passed away twice, and each time she was
hiding from me and the other cat. I took her to the vet for treatment.
She was suffering from bronkitis and the vet said she wouldn't live long.
That was more than two years ago.

But Silke is a tough little one and she survived:
they are both 13 years old now and thankfully they are both very well.

Connie x

[Truth]

Glad to hear it Sunflower !  We have a 14 year old black laborador thats survived more than she should have and still keeps going !

[sunflower]

Don't get me wrong:
I really, really admire everyone who tried to save the whale.
Rescues do happen very succesfully sometimes-

But nature has it's own ways and maybe it was for the best
if the poor animal was lost or suffering from serious illness.

Connie x

[Carol and Nigel]

Although we have been in love with Arillas for many years and been avid for many years, we have never felt the urge to join the conversations. However having read this post we feel that it deserves a response.
It's a wonderful story, albeit with a sad ending, but demonstrates the spirit and ethos of the local community which draws us back year after year. Thank you Dimitri for educating us yet again.
Carol & Nigel

[harold]

Wonderful posting thanks Dimitir.Its just so sad that the animal died,but i suppose it was very weak and its time had come