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Story summary
- A mass stranding of 55 pilot whales occurred on the Isle of Lewis, linked to a female's birth distress.
- Experts reported the pod's health was intact before the incident on July 16, 2023.
- Initial theories of disease or noise were ruled out by post-mortem results.
- Only one whale survived, and the others either died or were euthanized.
- A recent Orkney event involving 77 whales remains under review.
