Finless porpoise swims up river in Nagoya
A finless porpoise seems to have lost its way and wandered up a river in Nagoya:
Officials from Nagoya Port aquarium arrived at the scene after being contacted by police and captured the porpoise shortly after 12:15 p.m. The porpoise was taken to the aquarium. It had reportedly not suffered any significant injuries.
The place where the stray porpoise was captured was in part of the river running through a residential area, about 20 kilometers from the mouth of the river. There have reportedly been a number of recent incidents in which porpoises have swum upstream in rivers in Nagoya, surprising residents.
Video of the capture:
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