Dolphin with tail siren was spotted off the coast of the Crimea

In the Black sea off the coast of the Crimea was first spotted Dolphin with an unusual mutation of the caudal fin.

Scientists of the center "Tranquil sea" was told that such mutations not previously recorded anywhere in the world. In this case, the tail has no signs of trauma or scar tissue that speaks of innate mutations, not mechanical damage. The Dolphin has an extra "lip" of the tail, which experts called the "tail of the siren". She gives him inconvenience and does not prevent to enjoy life, swim and play with other individuals.

Dolphin was observed in the Black sea near the village of Novy Svet near Sudak. Among the cetaceans known mutations that are associated with scoliosis of the spine, pigmentation of the skin, anencephaly and hydrocephalus, the extra fins in the tail, but these features scientists have never recorded.

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