A pilot whale, one of a pod of up to 70, emerges from the water as they remain in Loch Carron on May 21, 2011 in South Uist, Scotland. A major operation was underway to prevent the whales from stranding on the rocky shoreline of Loch Carron on South Uist in the Western Isles.
(SOUTH-UIST, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 21: A pilot whale, one of a pod of up to 70, emerges from the water as they remain in Loch Carron on May 21, 2011 in South Uist, Scotland. A major operation continues to prevent the whales from stranding on the rocky shoreline of Loch Carron on South Uist in the Western Isles. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images))