Risso's dolphin calf found on Heckscher State Park beach in East Islip
A member of a rare species of dolphin usually found in mid-temperate, deeper waters was among a pair of dolphins discovered on South Shore beaches ...
A member of a rare species of dolphin usually found in mid-temperate, deeper waters was among a pair of dolphins discovered on South Shore beaches in Suffolk this weekend, according to the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society. The Hampton Bays-based organization said a male Risso's dolphin calf was found at Heckscher State Park in East Islip on Friday and a bottlenose dolphin was discovered east of Sore Thumb Beach in Babylon on Sunday. 'It was emaciated and doesn't appear to have been eating,' Atlantic Marine Conservation Society Executive Director Robert DiGiovanni said of the Risso's dolphin calf, an unusual find for the area.