: The animal was observed swimming slowly and consistently, staying at the surface for about 30 seconds at a time before moving underwater after a minute of being watched.
: A solitary, gray, and scarred individual—likely a medium-sized dolphin—noted for its "old" appearance.
The video file is associated with a marine mammal sighting report in India, documented by the Marine Mammals of India database. Sighting Details
This file naming convention ( VID-YYYYMMDD-WAXXXX ) is standard for videos saved from , indicating this specific report was likely submitted to researchers via the messaging platform on or around December 16, 2022. Sightings and Strandings
: The sighting occurred roughly 2–3 km from the shore . The observer's ship was approximately 500 meters from the animal.
: Because the photograph was taken from within 500 meters, the dorsal fin appeared unusually large in the captured media.
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