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Dolphins Take Over The East River

Over the past few days, dolphins have been photographed swimming in the polluted Newtown Creek and the East River. The Fire Department provided Gothamist with additional images of the aquatic mammals captured by Bill Hannon of FDNY Marine Company 6. Despite some scary police scanner dispatches about an "animal rescue" involving a dolphin near the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday afternoon, the Post reports the dolphin—which was last seen in the waters off of Kent Street—appears to be doing just fine. Rob DiGiovanni, director of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, told the tabloid: "At this point right now, it seems the animal is free swimming and doesn't seem to be in need of assistance."

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  • NannyState

    Junkie Dolfins are done 'freshening up' down the coast.

  • In the words of David Cross, I'm gonna fuck me a fish.

  • chuzzlewit

    mmmm..i think you may be right

  • chuzzlewit

    , my dear barryap!

  • feelandtriple

    Dolphins are smarter than us. So, they're either here to protest the superfund designation: "come on in, the water's fine!" OR trying to warn us of our impending doom: "so long and thanks for all the fish". YOU DECIDE!

  • chuzzlewit

    atlantic white - sided, yes?

  • barryap

    Not with that beak. I think it's this one.

  • drewo

    Showoffs.

  • buttface

    Dolphins are the new Fridays

  • Gotham Extremist

    Don't let a sushi place get a hold of the poor thing!

  • Earthdog

    On a related note Dan Marino was spotted in the Hudson River...

  • fuboy

    Damn transplants, go back to where ya came from!

  • Wza

    haha!

  • Spook

    Those aint just any Dolphins, they Crip Dolphins taken over!

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