Rescued Baby Dolphin Receives Hand-Rearing in Uruguay

In Uruguay, a stranded baby dolphin was discovered alive, still attached to its umbilical cord. The female La Plata dolphin was found near Montevideo city and was transferred to S.O.S Rescate Fauna Marina, a non-government wildlife rescue organization.

Richard Tesore, the Head of S.O.S Rescate Fauna Marina, has been captured in photos this week as he tends to the little mammal. He bottle-feeds her and takes her from her small tank at the rescue center for swims in the sea.

This is not the first time Tesore has been photographed with an adorable young dolphin. Last year, pictures of a dolphin rescued under similar circumstances, being introduced to a rescued penguin, gained attention in the media.

The La Plata Dolphin, also known as the Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei), inhabits the coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. It belongs to the river dolphin group and is the only species that resides in the ocean and saltwater estuaries, rather than freshwater.