Dolphin beached at phuket (2)

PMBC biologist Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong told the Gazette that about 40 dolphins were spotted about 5 pm in the shallow waters off Ao Paktok, where 11 of them later beached.

"Almost all the whales that came ashore were three to four meters long. The longest was 4.2m," K. Kongkiat said.

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[kungfoolai]

hey did the people there inculding you help them to move them back to the water??

[jackthai8]

Yes.....Finaly have only one who die

[unmoved4]

how the hell did so many get beached at once? o.O

[jackthai8]

I am sorry but I don't now.

Its happen some time.

jack

[coolspindrift]

They're called false killer whales. Like Pilot and Killer whales, they are actually members of the Dolphin order of cetaceans. What a sad sight this is. Hope they were able to rescue them.

[ancientmidnight]

did they make it out? What kind of dolphins are those? they look like pilot whales to me?

[doinabarna]

llll