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Pygmy killer whale released

Posted: 12 January 2012 12:05 AM
Last Update: 13 January 2012 01:26 AM

Categories: NewsVideo NewsEnvironment [home]
Author: Adam Hanlon ( adamhanlon )
Related Link: Scubazoo

Wetpixel member Roger Munns of Scubazoo has posted a short video documenting the release of "Tony", a (female) pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata). She was found stranded on Tanjung Aru beach, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia by a member of the Shangri-la Resort's security team early on the morning of 10 January and was moved to the swimming enclosure at the hotel in order to let her recuperate in safety.

Volunteers worked for 36 hours to keep her afloat, monitor her vital signs and to get her to feed. Once her condition was improved, Tony was lifted onboard Borneo Dream's dive boat and released into deep water off the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park.

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