Rescued pregnant bottlenose dolphin returned to ocean after miscarriage - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "A pregnant dolphin that washed up on a south-east Queensland beach has been released back into the wild, but has lost her unborn calf.
The offshore bottlenose dolphin, nicknamed Sandy, washed up at Cape Moreton on the northern-most tip of Moreton Island on September 2.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rescuers took the animal to Sea World, where she spent seven weeks in intensive care and rehabilitation.
Sea World director of marine science Trevor Long said when she was found, the dolphin was in poor condition and in the early stages of pregnancy."
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The offshore bottlenose dolphin, nicknamed Sandy, washed up at Cape Moreton on the northern-most tip of Moreton Island on September 2.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rescuers took the animal to Sea World, where she spent seven weeks in intensive care and rehabilitation.
Sea World director of marine science Trevor Long said when she was found, the dolphin was in poor condition and in the early stages of pregnancy."
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