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The original was posted on /r/biology by /u/hushiammask on 2025-05-07 00:29:13+00:00.

Whales and marine dolphins die when beached because their weight crushes their internal organs and because they overheat due to their thick blubber. What about river dolphins, or the even smaller vaquita? They wouldn’t be able to move out of water obviously, but would they die?