- The Virginia dolphin was “probably” beaten by another dolphin, marine scientists say.
- Lives in freshwater streams for 3 weeks.
- Scientists who have tried to elucidate it told WAVY Dolphins should not be in freshwater.
Possibly harassed by a mate, the dolphin decided to retreat to Virginia’s Freshwater Creek and lived there for several weeks while avoiding bullies.
Sightings first reported by Local station WAVYScientist Alexander Costidis said the dolphin was “presumably beaten by other dolphins” in the ocean and swam away to Bennett Creek in Suffolk, Virginia.
Dolphins are known to be particularly ferocious animals that harass other animals. porpoise.
Costidis, a senior scientist in the Virginia Aquarium’s Stranding Response Program, said the team is monitoring traumatized marine mammals and uses “noise and kayaks” to try and pull the animals back out of the river and into the ocean. told to
So far, the dolphins are unconvinced. Kostidis told the station that nets could be used to catch the dolphins and drag them out, but at the risk of injuring the dolphins and the crew working to save them.
But the clock is ticking to save the dolphins. Kostidis said lesions began to appear on his skin— It is a sign of freshwater skin disease, which can be fatal.
“Freshwater is our biggest concern,” Kostidis told WAVY. “Their skin was not designed to be submerged in fresh water, and eventually they began to decompose, disease began to develop, and bacteria began to colonize their skin.”
In January, 28 researchers in Clearwater, Fla. form a chain of humans To guide a dolphin back to the sea after getting stuck in a freshwater stream.