Rescue Operation Underway As 55 Pilot Whales Beach At Kommetjie

CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE - MAY 30: One of the 55 Pilot Whales which beached on Kommetjie Beach on May 30, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. Members of the National Sea Rescue Institute conducted a rescue operation to return many of the whales to sea. Marine scientists are trying to determine the cause for this mass stranding. (Photo by Michelly Rall/Getty Images)