Tuesday December 2, 2025
Xinhua —
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — A newborn Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin was spotted on Monday in Cambodia, increasing the total population of the aquatic mammals to 112, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said in a press release on Tuesday.
The latest newborn dolphin calf, about one day old, was spotted on Monday afternoon at the Kampi dolphin pool in Kratie province’s Chetr Borei district by a team of researchers from the Fisheries Administration and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
“This newborn healthy dolphin was seen swimming alongside its mother and a pod of another four adult dolphins,” the press release said. “It is the eighth dolphin calf born in 2025.”