Dolphins kill two porpoises in game of 'cat and mouse'
Young male dolphins used two porpoises in a game of cat and mouse, inflicting horrific injuries that left the animals dead The moment two porpoises were attacked and killed by dolphins who threw the animals around ‘for fun’ has been captured on camera. The incident was seen by Caroline Weir who noticed the commotion from her bedroom window in St Cyrus in Aberdeenshire and took photographs. The pictures show the dolphins repeatedly throwing around one of the porpoises. The animals were later washed up on the shore dead, and had suffered serious injuries to their heads including deep gaping holes around their eyes. Experts at the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme believe the pair of dolphins, thought to be young males, were probably playing a game similar to ‘cat and mouse’ when they inflicted the injuries. In a post on its Facebook page, the organisation said: “Flipper is not as sweet and innocent as he seems. ”Bottlenose dolphins regularly do this,...