Pushed or driven onto a beach, stranded on shore, or left in a difficult situation without help.
From Old English 'bæce' (small stream or valley) or possibly Old Norse 'bekkr,' later applied to sandy shores. The verb form means to push ashore.
When whales beach themselves, scientists still don't fully understand why—it could be disease, navigation error, or grief, but healthy whales deliberately stranding suggests they possess knowledge or emotions we haven't deciphered.
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