Porpoise left by tsunami in rice paddy back to sea

[The Straight Story]

Porpoise left by tsunami in rice paddy back to sea

SENDAI, Japan – Rescuers have returned a stranded baby porpoise to the sea after it was found splashing in an inland rice paddy where it was heaved earlier this month by Japan's massive tsunami.

A passer-by spotted the 3-foot-long (meter-long) finless porpoise Tuesday just over a mile (2 kilometers) from shore, and more than a week after the March 11 disaster, Takashi Wagatsuma said. The pet shop owner was among animal rescuers who rushed to return the creature to the sea.

"He had a few scratches but seems otherwise okay," Wagatsuma said in the coastal city of Sendai.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110324/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_earthquake_porpoise_rescue

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1. I hope the little guy avoids Taiji! :(

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2. I hope he makes it and finds a good area to survive.

I would worry about the contamination and possible radiation he may be exposed to.