6 ft long dolphin washed ashore near Vedaranyam

26 September,2014 05:23 PM IST |   |  PTI

A six-feet long dolphin, weighing around one tonne, had been washed ashore at Maniam Theevu near here early this morning, forest officials said


Vedaranyam(Tamil Nadu): A six-feet long dolphin, weighing around one tonne, had been washed ashore at Maniam Theevu near here early this morning, forest officials said.

The two year-old dolphine would have died after colliding with a ship or trawler or even a rock, they said. It had been seized and taken for post mortem, officials said.

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