30 stranded dolphins in Brazil beach shore saved

Around 30 dolphins were seen stranded in a beach shore in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil early this week and all of them were saved and brought them back to deeper water. The incident took place at Arraial do Cabo, a beach town located 170 km east of Rio de Janeiro, at around 8 am (local time) on Monday, March 5, 2012.

Apparently, the dolphins got stranded in the sea shore and were saved by local people by bringing them back to the water, with all of them reportedly safe and healthy, but there was no clear explanation why they got there. Nevertheless, the beachgoers were stunned for some moments as the dolphins appeared out of nowhere.

However, some men immediately acted and grabbed the dolphins on their tails dragging them back to the water; while others followed later although there were a few taking videos and photos of the scenario.

Meanwhile, Mark Simmonds of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society told NewScientist.com that they are common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) which usually live a long way off shore, but noted that it is quite hard to know why they got stranded since all of them are now back to the sea.