{"id":753,"date":"2012-01-18T14:50:28","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/heavenlycreatures\/?p=753"},"modified":"2012-01-18T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T19:50:28","slug":"dozens-of-dolphins-strand-along-the-coast-in-cape-cod-ma-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/heavenlycreatures\/2012\/01\/dozens-of-dolphins-strand-along-the-coast-in-cape-cod-ma-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of dolphins strand along the coast in Cape Cod, MA (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Two rescued common dolphins are kept warm with blankets in an International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) rescue vehicle before being released back into Cape Cod Bay at Scusset Beach, Sagamore, MA 1\/14\/2012. (Photo used with permission; \u00a9 IFAW\/J. Cumes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

No matter how many scientific advances we make and how much knowledge we amass, there will always be stories that remind us that we still have so much more to learn about creation.<\/p>\n

Case in point: the annual stranding of dolphins along the coast of Cape Cod. Along with Australia and New Zealand, Cape Cod is on the of the top three stranding sites in the world for these ocean mammals.<\/p>\n

For reasons not even the best scientists\u00a0can explain,\u00a0mass strandings of multiple marine mammals often occur in this area between January and April. But this particular event is larger than many researchers have seen in a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for 15 years and this is only the second season I\u2019ve seen it like this,\u201d said Katie Moore, Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Manager for International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), in press release. \u201cThese types of lingering mass strandings seem to be unique to our area.\u201d<\/p>\n

One dolphin stranded in Wellfleet on Thursday afternoon, kicking off a series of additional strandings straight through Monday. Approximately 40 dolphins stranded on Saturday alone in five towns from Dennis to Wellfleet. Those included\u00a0a\u00a0dolphin calf and a pregnant mother.<\/p>\n

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A mother and calf common dolphin are transported to the beach by the Marine Mammal Rescue team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the New England Aquarium before being released back into Cape Cod Bay at Scusset Beach in Sagamore, MA Saturday 01\/14\/12. (Photo used with permission \u00a9 IFAW\/J. Cumes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IFAW\u2019s Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Team has been able to rescue and release 19 of the 27 Common dolphins that stranded alive on Cape Cod shores during the past few days. There are 32 additional animals stranded, but were found dead, most likely due to injuries sustained from stranding.<\/p>\n

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a>, fossil evidence\u00a0shows that\u00a0mass strandings occurred before humans evolved, but researchers actually don\u2019t know for sure why:<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps not realizing that the ocean has a bottom and sides, they may somehow enter shallow water and find themselves unable to deal with the strange environment. Because they are also members of extremely social species and may be kept together by group ties, they may have even greater difficulty extricating themselves. In any case, biologists are beginning to realize that cetaceans are behaviorally complex enough that a simple blanket explanation of mass stranding is not likely to be valid.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Perhaps this mass stranding can offer some insight into the phenomenon. Before releasing the dolphins, researchers affixed satellite tags to the dorsal fins of five rescued dolphins, which\u00a0Brian Sharp, IFAW\u2019s Stranding Coordinator, says will allow us to find out how the dolphins fare after their release. \u201c\u201dThe scale of this mass stranding is unique. We\u2019ve responded to dolphins along 25 miles of coastline during the past few days,\u201d said Sharp. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to see that the location coordinates are grouped together, which will show that they\u2019ve rejoined a pod.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0If you\u2019re in the Cape Cod\u00a0area and\u00a0see a live or dead stranded marine mammal south of Plymouth through Rhode Island, don\u2019t try to move the animal back onto the water, but\u00a0report it to the IFAW emergency hotline at 508-743-9548.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No matter how many scientific advances we make and how much knowledge we amass, there will always be stories that remind us that we still have so much more to learn about creation. Case in point: the annual stranding of dolphins along the coast of Cape Cod. 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