Seven weeks after coming close to death, a dolphin was able to swim freely in the wild once again.
Sandy the bottlenose dolphin was found pregnant and stranded on a shore in Australia. This is considered an unusual occurrence.
Rescuers tried to push her back into the water on initial contact, but their attempt was unsuccessful. That's when they decided it would be best to transport her to Sea World to receive special care.
Unfortunately, the dolphin eventually lost her unborn calf, but rescuers did all they could to ensure Sandy's survival.
ODN reports, “She was given constant care by a specialized vet and animal care teams who put her on antibiotics, as she’d lost a lot of weight due to being stranded.”
Similarly to the rescued sea turtle that returned to the water after weeks of rehabilitation, the dolphin was able to make it back into the wild in an exciting moment captured below.
She was released in the area she was found with the hopes that she will find a way to reunite with her pod. Rescuers are also hopeful that Sandy will become pregnant again.
Just wait til you see her swimming away starting at the 1:06 mark.
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