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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rich Booth

Scientists rush to solve mystery of dead baby whales washing up on shore of Argentina

Seabirds perch on the carcass of a southern right whale off El Doradillo Beach near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An investigation has been launched over the mystery of why baby whales are washing up dead on the coast of Argentina.

The country’s Patagonian coast has seen scores of the calf carcasses washing ashore around Peninsula Valdes, on the country’s Patagonian coast.

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