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Baby Dolphin Dies Because Of Selfies

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12:06 18 Feb 2016


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An endangered baby dolphin has died after being passed round for selfies on a beach, in Argentina.

The mammal had been washed up on the beach at the Santa Teresita resort. 

It overheated as huge crowds gathered to get photos with it.

The species known as a Francisican or Plata, is considered "vulnerable" because there are only about 30-thousand left in the world.

The Argentine Wildlife Fund said that the “incident serves to remind the public about the urgent need to return these dolphins to the sea if they encounter one on the shore.

 

 


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