A STRANDED dolphin found washed up on a South Lakeland beach has 'raised a few questions'.
The adult male short-beaked common dolphin was discovered at the Humphrey Head peninsula, near Flookburgh.
A spokesman for Living Seas North West, which posted photographs of the creature to social media, said the incident had 'raised a few questions'.
"We tend to find more harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins using these waters of the Irish Sea, with common dolphins being a lot less common," he said.
The spokesman said the dolphin 'seemed to have no obvious or visible signs of injury, aside from a few pecks and damage as a result of being moved in and out with the tide'
"This is the second report of a dead common dolphin stranded in the area in recent weeks," he said.
"The first was found at Allonby Bay on the edge of the Solway, with a significant amount of decomposition."
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