Blue Whale Killed by Seaquake Strands in Kuwait
Deafwhale Society's earthquake stranding theory explains blue whale beaching! The beached blue whale in this video was found at Failaka Island off the coast of Kuwait . It was between 15 to 20 meters long. Blue whales are known to be the largest mammals on earth sometimes exceeding 30 meters long. Kuwait Environment Protection Society director Wijdan Al-Eqab said that blue whales roam many areas in the world including the Indian Ocean from which the beached one at Failaka Island most probably came. She also guessed that the whale had likely lost its way and was carried off by swift currents to the Arabian Gulf . No reason for its death has been determined as of yet, she said. Blue whales have been spotted in February in the Arabian Sea . The only undersea earthquake that could have injured this whale occurred in the Arabian Sea about 2,000 miles upstream from Kuwait at 11 pm at night. It was extremely shallow (3 km) and very...