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Tag: July 2023

Exceptionally uncommon dolphin with thumbs photographed in Greek gulf

Exceptionally uncommon dolphin with thumbs photographed in Greek gulf

Science and Nature
A striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalbawith connected "thumbs" photographed in the Gulf of Corinth in July 2023. (Image credit: © Alexandros Frantzis/Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute)An odd dolphin in the Gulf of Corinth has actually established interesting, hook-shaped "thumbs" taken of its flippers, pictures reveal.Scientists with the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute found the dolphin on 2 celebrations this summertime throughout boat studies off the coast of Greece. In spite of the uncommon look of its flippers, the animal equaled the rest of its pod and was seen "swimming, jumping, bow-riding, playing" with other dolphins, stated Alexandros Frantzis, the clinical planner and president of the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute."It was the extremely very first time we saw this une...