On June 23, 2015, a group of scientists discovered the bodies of 337 dead whales in the remote waters of Patagonia between the Gulf of Penas and Puerto Natales.

The information leaked on November 17, 2015 over the website of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sernapesca: 337 dead cetaceans, 305 bodies and 32 skeletons, had been discovered during a flyby on June 23, 2015.

But nobody knows why all of these whales died. What did happen?

Many whales have been badly decomposed, it is unclear what kind of whale, chief scientist at the University of Chile and the Chilean national heritage committee Carolina Simon Gutstein said. However, according to the size and location of these waters whale judgment, they are likely to be Wen whale, she said. Wen whales belong to blue-gray baleen whales, great shape, with seawater krill and other small marine organisms for food, is now an endangered species. Wen's largest whales can grow up to 19.5 meters long and 50 tons heavy.

Wen whale is considered to be the fastest cetaceans, the fastest cruising speed of 50 kilometers per hour. Wen whale life of 50--70 years, usually live in deep waters far from the coast.The number of whales around the world is estimated at about 80,000.

Since whales are protected in Chile, a prosecutor is now in charge of the investigations.

In May 2015, 30 whales were found dead in the Gulf of Penas. Are these two mass kills related? They were killed by a red tide, you remember:

So is this red tide also responsible for the 337 whales killed in the same region of Chile? Could it be pollution? In any cases that’s terrible.