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| A two-metre-long dolphin believed to have been spotted nine days ago in London after swimming its way up the river Thames has died. | A two-metre-long dolphin believed to have been spotted nine days ago in London after swimming its way up the river Thames has died. |
| The creature, christened the Thames dolphin, was first spotted on 30 October and had since been seen ranging up and down the stretch of river that winds through the capital. | The creature, christened the Thames dolphin, was first spotted on 30 October and had since been seen ranging up and down the stretch of river that winds through the capital. |
| Police confirmed that a dolphin had been found dead after becoming beached on the foreshore of the southern bank of the river at Wandsworth, south London. | Police confirmed that a dolphin had been found dead after becoming beached on the foreshore of the southern bank of the river at Wandsworth, south London. |
| The marine policing unit tweeted: “Sad to tell you that a dead common dolphin was washed up on the foreshore at Wandsworth yesterday. Our friends at @ZSLMarine will carry out tests to determine why it was in fresh water. There may be others so keep an eye out and report any sightings.” | The marine policing unit tweeted: “Sad to tell you that a dead common dolphin was washed up on the foreshore at Wandsworth yesterday. Our friends at @ZSLMarine will carry out tests to determine why it was in fresh water. There may be others so keep an eye out and report any sightings.” |
| Robert Deaville, from the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme for the Zoological Society of London, said some sightings of the dolphin had appeared to show it entangled with a manmade object. | Robert Deaville, from the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme for the Zoological Society of London, said some sightings of the dolphin had appeared to show it entangled with a manmade object. |
| He said the preliminary results from Wednesday’s postmortem investigation showed the 224cm-long dolphin was undernourished, probably relatively aged and missing some of its teeth. | He said the preliminary results from Wednesday’s postmortem investigation showed the 224cm-long dolphin was undernourished, probably relatively aged and missing some of its teeth. |
| Its stomach was contracted, suggesting it had not been able to find food while in the river, and there were impression marks around its torso, which could have been caused by contact with a floating line. | Its stomach was contracted, suggesting it had not been able to find food while in the river, and there were impression marks around its torso, which could have been caused by contact with a floating line. |
| He said: “We have been doing this work for 27 years and we have only ever had 12 common dolphin strandings on the east coast. However it came to be in the Thames, it’s an unusual occasion.” | He said: “We have been doing this work for 27 years and we have only ever had 12 common dolphin strandings on the east coast. However it came to be in the Thames, it’s an unusual occasion.” |
| Deaville said it was “certainly possible” that more than one dolphin had made its way inland, but he understood there had been no further sightings reported since the animal’s body was discovered by the Port of London Authority on Tuesday morning. | Deaville said it was “certainly possible” that more than one dolphin had made its way inland, but he understood there had been no further sightings reported since the animal’s body was discovered by the Port of London Authority on Tuesday morning. |
| His team is awaiting the results of further tests to confirm whether the dolphin had an underlying infection and to establish a final cause of death. | His team is awaiting the results of further tests to confirm whether the dolphin had an underlying infection and to establish a final cause of death. |
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