New Dolphin Species Discovered

by Lauren on August 1, 2008

 

The first pictures of what has been dubbed the world’s ugliest dolphin were shown on Australian television on Thursday.

The snub fin dolphin with its distinctive bulbous head was first identified three years ago off Western Australia’s remote Kimberley coast.

It is the first new dolphin species to be discovered in fifty years.

Unlike some dolphins, the snub fins aren’t used to humans and are easily scared away.

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