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In 1955, 17 orcas died on Paraparaumu Beach, north of Wellington. Being cooperative 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, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)
Reference: EP/1955/1030; F
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