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Why do we care so much about whales?
Writer Philip Hoare and sea mammal researcher Dr Alisa Hall discuss the public reaction to the deaths of five sperm whales which were washed up on the east coast of England.
The news of five sperm whales dying after becoming stranded on the east coast in the last few days has fascinated the public.
Winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction Philip Hoare and director at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews Dr Alisa Hall discussed the public reaction to the whale deaths.
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