Mike Rogers, a Department of Conservation worker, said the whales that beached Saturday were not thought to be from the pod involved in the larger stranding on Dec. 20.

• 离此次事发地不远的海滩上，上个月曾有129头巨头鲸一同搁浅。那一次共有21头鲸鱼死亡，其余100多头在动物保护官员和志愿者帮助下成功脱险。