Showing posts with label Dusky dolphin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dusky dolphin. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Chile fireball and cetacean strandings

2026, February 3. Chile, province of San Antonio, commune of Algarrobo, rocky area of El Yeco. A specimen of Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis), washed up dead. In addition, a dolphin a calf of the species: Dusky or Fitzroy's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), stranded on the coast of southern beach of Santo Domingo, province of San Antonio. 

A fireball reported two days previously on January 31st at 22:55. It lasted 4 seconds and covered a region of sky of approximately 60 degrees. It was travelling in a easterly direction. It is the only fireball reported in Chile this year.


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