A miracle in Cambodia - Mekong River registers seventh newborn rare Irrawaddy dolphin this year


PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): A newborn Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin calf was spotted on Saturday, raising the total number of newborn dolphin calves in Cambodia to seven so far this year, the Fisheries Administration said in a news release.

The latest born dolphin calf was seen by a team of the Fisheries Administration and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at a dolphin pool in northeast Stung Treng province's Mekong River while it swam alongside eight adult dolphins, the news release said.

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