ASdTorrevieja Information - tourist guide: Dolphin found dead in Torrevieja

Dolphin found dead in Torrevieja
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A. Michael on 06 February, 2010 09:51:00

Last Wednesday, a dead dolphin appeared in an advanced state of decomposition
around the rocky area of Punta Margalla, Torrevieja.

After performing the first examination, Juan Antonio Pujol, a municipal
biologist, indicated that the animal might have been dead for a week probably
because of a morbillivirus, a kind of common glue in these animals. Furthermore,
he indicated it would not be translated to Valencia due to the state it
presented.
The dolphin, which was about 10 and 15 years old, weighed between 40 and 50Kg
and was 1.68 metres long, could have been dragged by the storm waves to seaside.
Last Wednesday, many citizens and passers-by stopped to observe this animal
which is typical of mild and tropical waters over the world and very common in
the Mediterranean Sea.