DOLPHIN DIES BEING PASSED AROUND FOR SELFIES
A young dolphin has died after
beachgoers took it from the sea to pose for photographs with it.
Huge crowds gathered around the
small animal on the beach resort at Santa Teresita in Argentina after one
man picked it up.
But it appears it quickly overheated
and died while out of the water.
It was still being passed around by the beachgoers after its death and was later left discarded in the sand.
It is considered a "vulnerable" species because there are only about 30,000 left in the world.
The Argentine Wildlife Foundation later issued a reminder to the public of the mammal's extreme vulnerability, hoping it will prevent such a sad event again.
"This occasion serves to inform the public about the urgent necessity to return these dolphins to the sea as soon as possible if they find them on the shore.
"It is fundamental that people help to rescue these animals, because every Franciscana counts now."
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