Cambodia welcomes two newborn Irrawaddy dolphins


File picture of a newborn Irrawaddy dolphin aged about two weeks at Kampi Dolphin Pool on the Mekong River in central Kratie province’s Kampi village on Dec 31, 2022.​ - WWF-CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia has welcomed two newborn Irrawaddy dolphins so far this year, the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said in a news release on Tuesday (April 18).

The second dolphin calf was spotted on April 15 while swimming with a group of adult dolphins, as the first one was recorded on March 1. Both calves were found at the Kampi dolphin pool in northeastern Kratie province.

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