Stranding, Paraparaumu Beach
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Stranding, Paraparaumu Beach
In 1955, 17 orcas died on Paraparaumu Beach, north of Wellington. Being co-operative animals, whales and dolphins sometimes try to come to the aid of an ailing pod member, only to become stranded themselves.
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Alexander Turnbull Library , Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference: EP/1955/1030; F
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