Chilling mystery as dolphin washes ashore with BULLET HOLES in its head - but experts say there may be a less sinister explanation
- Baby dolphin washed up ashore bleeding from multiple holes around its head
- Beachgoers came across chilling discovery at Aldinga Beach south of Adelaide
- Post-mortem to determine dolphin's cause of death, which remains a mystery
- Preliminary findings suggest a viral or bacterial infection may be responsible
Mystery surrounds a chilling death of a baby dolphin which washed up ashore bleeding from multiple holes around its head and upper body.
Beachgoers came across the gruesome discovery at Aldinga Beach along South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide on Thursday morning.
The holes were of different sizes and in various states of decay, sparking initial fears the dolphin had been shot.
The body of baby dolphin, still bleeding from multiple holes, washed up ashore on Thursday
Australian Marine Wildlife Research & Rescue Organisation (AMWRRO) will conduct a post-mortem on the dolphin on Friday to determine the cause of death.
'Preliminary findings suggest a viral or bacterial infection could be possible contributing factors surrounding the cause of death,' it posted on Facebook.
A radiograph will also be conducted on the dolphin.
'If it shows any kind of lead or projectile we will know that was the cause. It is far more likely to be a bacterial or viral infection,' AMWRRO president Aaron Machado told the Adelaide Advertiser.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Department of Environment and Water and AMWRRO for further comment.
It comes two days after a newborn humpback whale had to be euthanised after it became separated from its mother and beached itself at North Haven in Port Adelaide on Tuesday.
Department officials believed the baby whale would not have survived without its mother.
Locals came across the distressing discovery at South Australia's Aldinga Beach (pictured)
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