Individual strandings Single live strandings are often the result of individual illness or injury; in the absence of human intervention these almost inevitably end in death. Multiple strandings Multiple strandings in one place are rare, and often attract media coverage as well as rescue efforts. The strong social cohesion of toothed whale pods appears to be a key factor in many cases of multiple stranding: If one gets into trouble, its distress calls may prompt the rest of the pod to follow and beach themselves alongside.[9]