Rare Porpoise Washed Up On New Taipei City Beach
The remains of a rarely-seen Indo-Pacific finless porpoise was found washed up on a beach in New Taipei City’s Shimen District yesterday, January 31.
Members of Taiwan Cetacean Society, along with officials from New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office, identified the animal as a one year old juvenile female. They estimated it had been dead about 2 days. The body showed signs of injury, but it is unknown if it was injured before it died, or damaged by rocks or a boat collision after its death.
The animal was shipped to Taichung for autopsy to determine cause of death. The carcass will then be used to conduct further research into the little-understood species.
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