Bathers initially thought it was a shark.A young injured dolphin was plucked from the waters off a Zona Dorada beach by lifeguards yesterday.
Lifeguards reported the injured mammal was spotted by bathers who initially thought it was a shark as only the dorsal fin was visible above the water. But on realizing it was a young dolphin, they summoned lifeguards.
Approximately three hours later lifeguards located the dolphin, entering the water to assist it when they discovered injuries on the mammal’s fins and called aquarium personnel.
An aquarium spokesperson said the young dolphin was probably approximately two months old. After receiving permission from Profepa, aquarium personnel took the mammal to the Mazatlán aquarium where it was placed in a tank under observation.
Director of the aquarium, Jorge del Rincón Jarero, said there was little chance the baby dolphin would survive as it needs others of its species around to live, adding it was rare for social dolphins to survive when they are left alone.
(from Noroeste)
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