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Pregnant Hector's Dolphin Killed by Parasite

On 20 August 2026, a pregnant female Hector's dolphin was discovered dead. After she was found, experts did a necropsy on her body. A necropsy is a medical examination of an animal after it has died. This examination is done to find out what had killed the animal. The test established that she had died from toxoplasmosis. The examination also…

Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Department of Conservation (New Zealand). Read the original for the full report.