article_snippet.sent: Instead they believe the melon-headed whales may have suffered a parasitic infection.
article_snippet.sent: Telegraph added that the animals, which measure two to three metres in length, could have been trying to avoid predators like killer whales and come too close to the shore.
article_snippet.sent: Local residents had rushed to the beaches with buckets and towels in an attempt to help keep the marine mammals alive.
article_snippet.sent: Local resident used buckets of water in an attempt to keep killer whales alive on the beaches .
article_snippet.sent: However, almost all of the animals have now died although a few were returned to the Indian Ocean.
article_snippet.sent: Tadasu Yamada, a senior researcher at the National Museum of Nature and Science told public broadcaster NHK: 'public broadcaster NHK don't see any immediate signs of diseases on diseases bodies, such as cancer. 'public broadcaster NHK want to figure out what killed these animals.'
article_snippet.sent: Once stranded, these animals are vulnerable to dehydration and sunburn until rescuers can use the high tide to move these animals massive weight back into deeper water.
highlights_snippet.sent: Officials instead believe The whales may have suffered a parasitic infection while others say the animals may have been attempting to avoid predators .