# Poorly piloted pilot whales say farewell at Farewell Spit

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**Created:** [February 10, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-piloted-pilot-whales-say-farewell-at-farewell-spit/779507 "2017-02-10T23:35:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-piloted-pilot-whales-say-farewell-at-farewell-spit/779507/1 "2017-02-10T23:35:27Z")

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[One of the largest recorded mass-strandings of whales](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-pilot-whales-stranded-new-zealands-farewell-spit-180962138/)–more than 400, with around 300 already dead.

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**Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-piloted-pilot-whales-say-farewell-at-farewell-spit/779507/2 "2017-02-11T01:54:01Z")

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-piloted-pilot-whales-say-farewell-at-farewell-spit/779507/3 "2017-02-11T02:15:34Z")

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There was a stranding in the same place in 2005–123 pilot whales that time.