Horrifying footage shows 130 dead dolphins on a beach in what appears to be a mysterious mass stranding event
OVER 130 dolphins have died in an unexplained mass stranding event on an island off the coast of West Africa.Volunteers battled tirelessly to try and save the dolphinsAround 163 melon-headed dolphins were found washed up on the island of Boa Vista by locals and tourists.However, lots of the marine mammals decided to swim back to shore where they ultimately died.
There are 36 dolphin species, which can be found in every ocean but there are a few of them that live in freshwater streams and rivers like the South Asian river dolphin and the Amazon river dolphin Despite their name, Killer Whales are actually the largest kind of dolphin and can grow up to 30 feet longThey use echolocation to navigate the ocean and find prey, which involves creating sound waves to bounce off objects so they can work out things like size and distanceThey are very sociable, playful animals and are constantly commincating with each other
They normally live in pods of around 12 but can form a 'megapod' with other nearby dolphins in rare situations, such as if they are avoiding predators We don't know for certain how long the average dolphin lifespan is but female bottlenose dolphins have been known to live for more than 60 years and females tend to outlive malesIn other animal news,Fish feel pain in a "strikingly similar" way to mammals including humans,
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