Rare, Tiny Dolphin Dies After Being Passed Around For Mass Selfie

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A Franciscana dolphin—one of the smallest types of dolphins in the world—died last week after it was manhandled to shore and paraded around for a massive selfie, according to multiple media reports.

Vida Silvestre, the local chapter of the World Wildlife Fund, reported Thursday that tourists in Santa Teresita, Argentina brought the dolphin ashore and passed it around. (Gizmodo has a video that shows the dead mammal on the beach.)

Vida Silvestre says the endangered mammals have a low chance of recovery in that kind of situation. The small dolphins cannot survive for long periods outside the water in comparison to their larger counterparts, according to the group.

View the potentially upsetting photo below:

Otro animal inofensivo es víctima de los humanos, a este delfín del plata bebe, especie en peligro de extinción, lo sacaron del agua para sacarle fotos y tocarlo. Solo a personas con muy poca educación o totalmente inepta se le necesita decir que el delfín es un animal marino y que necesita agua para vivir. La ignorancia mato a este animal que podría haber vivido 20 años mas. Para que esto no pase mas deberían enseñar los derechos de los animales, debería haber algún tipo de castigo para la gente que no los respeta como lo merecen, debería ser un delito matarlos o lastimarlos igual que con los humanos porque no somos ni un poco superiores haciendo esto. Somos un nuevo enemigo para ellos como tiburones y orcas que lo hacen por necesidad. Hay que generar conciencia de esto y aprender de los errores, esto no puede seguir pasando porque cada vez que pasa hay una o mas víctimas que sufren.

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  1. I’ve been sick about this all day.

  2. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    The earth is dying from soulless human infestation…

  3. Humans are one of the few species that kill for other reasons than food. And we are preternaturally selfish. This is not a good combination.

  4. Some shepherds we are, eh?

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