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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton

Rare hybrid dolphins spotted off Cornish coast

One of the hybrid dolphins leaping out of the sea.
The cetaceans had the black-and-white stripes of striped dolphins, which are common in the Mediterranean. Photograph: Leeanne Sullivan/AK Wildlife Cruises Falmouth

Rare hybrid dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Cornwall in what is thought to be a UK first.

The pair of cetaceans, seen in Falmouth, are a cross between a common dolphin and a striped dolphin.

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