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Experts cautiously optimistic about 5 pilot whales being treated after beaching in Florida

By: The Associated Press

Posted: 09/3/2012 10:41 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 09/3/2012 1:15 PM

In this photo provided by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, people attend to one of five rescued pilot whales Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Institute in Fort Pierce, Fla. The five whales were among a group of 22 whales beached in South Florida on Saturday. The rest died of natural causes or had to be euthanized. (AP Photo/SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment)

MIAMI - Experts say they're cautiously optimistic about five pilot whales that were part of a pod of 22 stranded on a Florida beach.

Two male and three female juvenile whales are being treated Monday at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Institute.

Experts at FAU say the whales are showing signs of stress and infection from the stranding Saturday, but the marine mammals are swimming on their own.

The rest of their pod died of natural causes or had to be euthanized. It was unclear why the whales became stranded at Avalon State Park in St. Lucie County.

The experts hope to eventually continue the whales' rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando.

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