The reading and the lecture both talk about reasons for whales strandings. In the reading passage there is ample support for the author’s claim that there are three reasons why whales stranding happens. However, the professor in the lecture gives several reasons as a rebuttal to the author’s point.
Firstly, the reading passage says that wind patterns cause whales strandings.
On the contrary, the professor from listening disagrees with this statement. She argues thrat whale strandings result from wind patterns is inaccurate. The wind theory does not account for the fact that whale strandings take place around the world in places with a variety of wind patterns. For example, whales came ashore on the east coast of the U.S where wind blew to the opposite direction.
Secondly, in the reading, the author insists that whales are coming because of illness. In contrast, the lecturer from listening makes an opposing point to this claim. The point is that strandings due to illness is unreliable. It does not explain why healthy whales often become stranded as well. Moreover, it is common for people to push stranded whales back into the water. Most stranded whales are able to swim back out to sea instead of washing back onto the beach.
Finally, the reading passage goes on to say that the geological feature of certain coastlines such as gentle slope may make whales become disoriented. However, the professor from listening contradicts this statement, arguing that gently sloping shorelines interfering with a whale’s sonar system cannot be true. This is because only some whales end up stranded on beaches, but all whales use similar sonar system. Furthermore, whales that inhabit shallow water rarely become stranded.