The baby dolphin – sick and too weak to swim – was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand’s shore when fishermen found him. Veterinarians and volunteers have since worked around the clock to help the calf, nicknamed Paradon, survive.
“We said among ourselves that the chance of him surviving was quite low, judging from his condition,” Thanaphan Chomchuen, a veterinarian at the center, said Friday. “Normally, dolphins found stranded on the shore are usually in such a terrible condition. The chances that these dolphins would survive are normally very, very slim. But we gave him our best try on that day.”
A staff veterinarian and one or two volunteers stay for each eight-hour shift, and other workers during the day handle the water pump and filter and making milk for the calf.
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