Stranded dolphin rescued by fishermen in Teluk Kumbar

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A 1.5m-long dolphin was seen struggling in Teluk Kumbar on Tuesday (Nov 5) with the currents close to shore and seemed distressed.  Realising something was amiss, a group of fishermen gathered a small team to guide the dolphin back to deeper waters.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/56dxhkt6  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A group of fishermen managed to rescue a distressed dolphin at Telukumba on Tuesday.

00:07One of them, Samswar Hashim, said it seemed almost resigned, too weak to swim back out

00:13on its own, but still strong enough to move cautiously.

00:19Using a sunshade net, the fishermen gently coaxed the dolphin into a calmer position

00:24and guided it back to deeper waters.

00:27Samswar said it was no easy task as dolphins are known to be quick, elusive and fiercely

00:32intelligent.

00:33He added that this was the first time a dolphin was found alive near the shoreline in Telukumba

00:38as there were instances when the mammals died after getting entangled in fishing nets.

00:44Dolphins have been seen in Penang waters over the years.

00:47The ones which are mainly spotted in Penang are the Irrawaddy dolphins, which are mostly

00:52found in the northwest of the island near Teluk Bahang, Teluk Aling and Sungai Pinang.

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