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cbs4.com - Deaf Dolphin Finds New Keys Home
The deaf mother of a baby dolphin who died earlier this year at a Keys dolphin facility has a new home. Castaway, once stranded off Vero Beach, will now call the Dolphins Plus Lagoon in the Keys home.
The dolphin was found stranded off Vero Beach in November and was later deemed healthy enough for release. But instead of swimming offshore, Castaway returned to the beach three times. The dolphin was then transported to the Keys and diagnosed to be deaf.
Castaway gave birth to a calf in June, but the baby died three days later. An animal necropsy showed no apparent cause of death.
Because the National Marine Fisheries Service considers Castaway to be rehabilitated, the agency said she either had to be released or transferred to a facility that displays, not rehabilitates, dolphins.
The deaf mother of a baby dolphin who died earlier this year at a Keys dolphin facility has a new home. Castaway, once stranded off Vero Beach, will now call the Dolphins Plus Lagoon in the Keys home.
The dolphin was found stranded off Vero Beach in November and was later deemed healthy enough for release. But instead of swimming offshore, Castaway returned to the beach three times. The dolphin was then transported to the Keys and diagnosed to be deaf.
Castaway gave birth to a calf in June, but the baby died three days later. An animal necropsy showed no apparent cause of death.
Because the National Marine Fisheries Service considers Castaway to be rehabilitated, the agency said she either had to be released or transferred to a facility that displays, not rehabilitates, dolphins.