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More than 400 dead dolphins on Peru coast
More than 400 dead dolphins were found last month on the Pacific Ocean beaches of northern Peru where twice that amount were encountered in 2012, officials said Monday
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ore than 400 dead dolphins were found last monthon the Pacific Ocean beaches of northern Peru where twice that amount wereencountered in 2012, officials said Monday.
Authorities never established the cause of the deaths in 2012. They are doing autopsies on the latest dolphins found during January in the Lambayeque region on the northern coast.
Technician Jaime de la Cruz of Peru's IMARPE marine life agency said about 220 dead dolphins were found in the last week of January, the rest during the previous three weeks. De la Cruz said autopsy results are expected in two weeks. Exams will focus on lungs, kidneys and livers
