This is so sad. I&#x27;m surprised the team were able to rule out human intervention as whale beachings have been linked to military sonar exercises [1].<p>A human analogy I&#x27;ve read is to imagine if an alien spacecraft descended into our atmosphere and played noises all day so loud that our ears bled. The trauma would be so bad we might not have another choice but to end the suffering.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;environment&#x2F;2013&#x2F;jul&#x2F;03&#x2F;whales-flee-military-sonar-strandings" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;environment&#x2F;2013&#x2F;jul&#x2F;03&#x2F;whales-fl...</a>