Dissecting a dolphin to find cause of death

EPISODE SYNOPSIS

Marine biologists must undertake the gory task of dissecting a spinner dolphin when it washes up on a beach in Thailand. Finding a cause of death in important as dolphins are an indicator species - a barometer of the ocean’s health. Be warned, it is a bloody affair as Dr. Patcharaporn Kaewong of the Phuket Marine Endangered Society scrutinizes every part of the dolphin searching for an explanation.

RUNTIME: 8:11

Dissecting a dolphin to find cause of death

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