Date 2005-02-05
Location Philippines, Iligan City, Barangay (village) Buruun
Species Fraser's dolphin
Number 1
Stranded Alive Yes
Behavior if alive "Residents Henry Avance?±a and Ben Clavano said the dolphin was swimming back and forth 50 meters from the shore [...] Avancena, Clavano and three others took a boat to go to the dolphin and guide it back to deeper waters but the mammal would swim away.

"After 20 minutes, the dolphin swam towards shore and beached itself."
Notes The "one-eyed" dolphin "was determined to be a female measuring 2.1 meters long."
Ref Ortega, R. (2005, February 6). Beached dolphin dies. Inquirer News Service. Retrieved February 13, 2005, from http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=26638
Last Updated 2005-03-20
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