Ocean Sentry
(From capecodonline.com) Orleans- The 8½-foot, roughly 350-pound female dolphin that died yesterday was in bad physical condition and was likely separated from its group, he said. Even if the dolphin was healthy enough to return to the water, it was unlikely that it would find its group again, Harry said. “This particular species is a very social animal.” Once the animal beached itself, a crowd gathered and soon children of all ages had dug holes and trenches in the still wet sand to provide water for the rescuers to keep the dolphin moist. Children”s buckets were put to use transporting water and members of the crowd provided towels for the rescuers to use.
