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Sample translation: 'Eight Sperm Whales Stranded'

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I thought it was high time that I provided you all with a sample of the German → English translations I offer. This particular piece was done as a favour to my friend, Emma, who is a marine biologist and the Ranger of Sanday . It's quite a sad topic, but interesting nonetheless. The original article can be read here . Eight sperm whales stranded  As many as eight young bulls have perished at the Wadden Sea at Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein. The animals were stranded around two kilometres from the dyke in Upper Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog - as the Coastal Protection, National Park and Marine Conservation Agency (the LKN) announced on Monday.  Up to eight sperm whales were stranded at the Wadden Sea  By: The German Press Agency dpa  Article posted: Monday, 01.02.2016 17:53  Source: Brunckhorst / LKN.SH / AFP  Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog. The animals, which were between nine and twelve metres long, were discovered on Sunday evening. An LKN announcement stated t