Baby Dolphin Killed As Tourists Yank It Out Of The Ocean To Take A Selfie

Selfies are causing more deaths than one would like to read about. In a fresh case straight from the beaches of Argentina, a baby dolphin was killed after it was pulled out of the ocean because tourists wanted to click selfies with it.

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Last week, a?Franciscana dolphin was tortured by a group of eager tourists simply because they wanted to click pictures with the poor soul. In fact, two dolphins were yanked out of the ocean by people.

The photos show how the baby dolphin was manhandled, and kept unprotected under the hot sun.?"[Dolphins] can not remain long above water," said an environmentalist from the Vida Silvestre Foundation. "They have very thick and greasy skin that provides warmth, so the weather will quickly cause dehydration and death."

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The group of people confirmed that at least one of the dolphins had died. The Franciscana dolphins are already listed as "vulnerable" species found only in southeastern South America.

This by means is not the only time our love for selfies has overridden our respect for wildlife. In India nearly two weeks ago, a 30-feet Bryde's whale had washed ashore?at Juhu beach, Mumbai. Last year, a 42-feet-long whale was found dead at the Revdanda Coast in Alibaug.

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And in both cases, the decomposing animal couldn't deter people from touching it and click selfies. Even if it meant breathing the intoxicated air filled with its bacteria or flouting the rule that forbids people to pose with endangered species.

It's simply shameful how a loss of life can become synonymous to self-gratification for some humans.