Nature’s Brutal. on Instagram: "The Last Gathering A pod of whales drifts into shallow water and forms a tight circle as their strength fades. The ocean is wide beyond imagination, yet in their final moments these giants choose closeness over distance. Mass strandings can begin for many reasons. Illness, shifting currents, noise that scrambles navigation, or one confused leader that the others refuse to abandon. Whales follow their social bonds with absolute loyalty, and sometimes that loyalty l