Beached Sperm Whales Went Too Far for Squid; Google Glass Offers One-eyed Look Into Future

WHALE DIE-OFF FROM JONAS?: In January and February, 13 doomed whales surfaced near the North Sea coastal resort of Tönning, Germany. All eventually stranded themselves and died from asphyxiation due to their own immense body weight pushing down on internal organs.

The Tönning whales brought the 2016 number of sperm whale beachings in Northern European to 29. All were younger “bull” males, of approximately the same 12- to 18-ton size and between 10 and 15 years of age.