Golden Bay notorious for strandings :
"In the past 20 years there have been 10 strandings at Golden Bay, with nearly 900 taking place in the 1990s. In 1990, 100 were stranded followed by 300 the following year."
Dr. Rochelle, an Auckland university biologist says whale strandings are very common at Golden Bay because the whales misjudge the depth of the water, the sonar is useless in shallow water and then the bay itself is not easy to navigate. It's bizarre. We are talking about mammals who know the ocean, whose habitat is the ocean. For so many whales to be that poor in navigating their own waters it would lead me to believe whales have no idea how to survive. Surely not? Apparently they become very attached to sick females in particular and will not allow them to be left alone. Again, this tells me whales have no instinct for survival. How on earth did they survive and breed so well without us?
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