An unusual natural spectacle can be seen around Hong Kong: pink dolphins swim their lanes here.
The reason is the collapsed shipping traffic in the corona pandemic.
Hong Kong - Pink dolphins are returning to the waters around Hong Kong due to the reduced shipping traffic in the Corona crisis *.
Container ships and ferries usually crowd around the Chinese Special Administrative Region.
Since autumn the
sea creatures, which have become rare
in the region
, have been spotted with increasing frequency
.
Corona pandemic brings pink dolphins back to Hong Kong
The mammals, also known as the
Chinese white dolphin
, are gradually returning to Hong Kong after Covid-19 restrictions reduced noise levels and improved habitat conditions for the animals, scientists from the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post reported.
The dolphins, which get their pink hue from visible blood vessels, are
native to the Pearl River estuary west of Hong Kong
and are also found in the waters around Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Because of the increasingly dense shipping traffic, their sightings decreased over the years.
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Marine researchers from St. Andrews University in the UK told the Hong Kong newspaper that
sightings of the rare dolphins had increased by 30 percent
.
According to the researchers, the calmer waters allowed the dolphins to congregate in larger groups and socialize more, allowing for a more detailed study of the mammals' behavior.
(dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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