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Bottlenose Dolphins Kill Juvenile Dolphin in Shocking Attack

4/19/2025

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In a startling incident on April 17 in Cardigan Bay, Wales, a juvenile common dolphin was brutally killed by a group of four bottlenose dolphins during a dolphin-watching trip. Witnesses were left in disbelief, as such attacks are uncommon. Experts warn that climate change could be a factor in these alarming behaviors, prompting a postmortem by the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme.

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In a startling incident on April 17 in Cardigan Bay, Wales, a juvenile common dolphin was brutally killed by a group of four bottlenose dolphins during a dolphin-watching trip. Witnesses were left in disbelief, as such attacks are uncommon. Experts warn that climate change could be a factor in these alarming behaviors, prompting a postmortem by the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme.