Tag: death

A group of foreign scientists discovered
at least 20 dead sei whales beached along Chile’s southern coast on the
Gulf of Penas and reported them to the National Fisheries Service.The
International Union for Conservation of Natures lists the sei as an
endangered species and the whales are no longer supposed to be hunted
commercially. It’s not unusual to find beached whales
along Chile’s 2,400-mile coast, however it’s the first time sei whales
have been found beached in the country, the Fisheries Service said.

Tibetan sky burial
For centuries, Tibetans have practiced a unique form of burial that doesn’t put the body in the ground. Adept Tantrics typically dissect the corpse in a ritualistic fashion and leave it on the mountaintops for the birds and elements. In much of Tibet the ground is too hard and rocky to dig a grave, and with fuel and timber scarce, a sky burial is often more practical than cremation.