Dolphins 'dancing' on the river

The fish, about 2 meters long, shot its whole body up to the surface of the water, as it flashed like a bolt of lightning into the river and suddenly raised its head. The scene attracted thousands of people living on both sides of the Tra Ly River (Thai Binh).

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Dolphins stick out the gray fin out of the water. (Photo: Hai Hung)

From 7:00 am October 21 until the afternoon of the same day, thousands of people in Dong Hoa (Dong Hung) and Tan Binh (Vu Thu) communes flocked to the banks of Tra Ly River to admire dolphins. The fish are about two meters long, the fins are gray, the abdomen is quite white.

The floating dolphin river section is about 30km away from Tra Ly estuary. Some villagers said that on the same day, some people used small boats to bring electric wires to catch fish, but failed.

Thousands of people stand to admire dolphins. (Photo: Hai Hung)

At 2 pm, the fish showed signs of being tired, not "dancing" as much as in the morning.

This is the second time this saltwater fish appears on the Tra Ly River in Thai Binh. For the first time, five years ago, a pair of dolphins weighing about 200kg each lost their way to the Tra Ly River, belonging to Hoang Dieu Ward, Thai Binh City. After that, people did not know where the fish came from.

According to Vu Thai He, Head of Thai Binh Irrigation Exploitation Protection Department, the phenomenon of dolphin straying into Tra Ly River is not unusual, because it may be due to fish feeding or high tide. The department sent officials down the river where dolphins appeared to find out.