A pod of around 230 pilot whales has stranded off the western coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Tasmania is an island state that lies south of the Australian mainland.
Of those beached, 111 of the animals were saved by experts and the public.
They are highly social creatures, but this works against them.
If one becomes disoriented and ends up beaching, dozens – or hundreds – can follow.
Like pilot whales, sperm whales use echolocation to navigate underwater.
They were dead when they washed ashore.
