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A New Method For Saving Large Beached Whales (7590 words) |
 | If the larger whales are stranded near the waterline, the first step may not be needed, or it could be used for pulling it backward just a few feet to the shallow water, where the forward towing harness arrangement is then used. |
| Once the whale is on the belly pad, during most of the dragging, the belly pad is basically pulled, with the whale riding on top of it. |
| Maybe, once the corset is on the whale and a belly pad (or its substitute) is lying on the beach behind the whale, a group of strong volunteers could attempt to pull the whale the 20 feet rearward onto the belly pad. |
| Beached whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (914 words) |
| A beached whale is a whale which has become stranded on land, usually on a beach. |
| Beaching is often fatal for whales, as they become dehydrated and die. |
| All of these species are toothed whales, meaning that none of the baleen whales are regularly involved in beachings. |
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