The Calf
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| Elevation | 676 |
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| Prominence | 383 m |
| Parent peak | Cross Fell |
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| ID | 2332080 |
About The Calf
The Calf, at 676 m, is the highest top in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales in the county of Cumbria. It can be ascended from the town of Sedbergh to the south, by way of Cautley Spout from the east, or up the long valley of Langdale from the north.
Second dolphin dies in inland Cambridgeshire river
... Dan Jarvis, from the BDMLR team, told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: " We have been made aware that the other dolphin s been found dead as well, still in the River Great Ouse near Bluntisham - approximately 10km (six miles) from where The Calf was on Saturday evening, where it stranded...
Cambridgeshire: Dolphin dies after inland rescue effort
... " The young dolphin was almost certainly maternally dependent and would need to be able to find its mother if it were to have a chance of survival, but with no sightings of an adult in that area of the river, it was looking more likely that they had become separated before The Calf stranded...
Atlantic orcas 'learning from adults' to target boats
... " There were two calves, and the adult would do it, then watch while The Calf did it - like they were transmitting something...
Chester Zoo okapi birth will help reveal secrets of species, keeper says
... She said The Calf would become " a vital part of the global population of her species" and was " already showing lots of personality"...
Chester Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Malayan tapir
... The Calf s patterning will slowly change over the first six months of life to mirror the unique black and white pattern of its parents, Margery and Betong...
Bear photography takes great-grandmother round the world
... Thankfully the Kazakhs found The Calf safe and well and it was reunited with its mother...
Custom-made brace helps heal baby giraffe
... The Calf is now healed and back living with her herd...
Coastal fire: California mansions burn as wildfires spread
... The New Mexico blaze, dubbed The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire, has already burned over 250,000 acres...
Cambridgeshire: Dolphin dies after inland rescue effort
A dolphin that became trapped in reeds after swimming up to 45 miles inland has died, a conservation group says.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) was called to the New Bedford River, near Pymoor, Cambridgeshire, at about 19:30 BST on Saturday.
The River runs off The River Great Ouse, where a pair of Common Dolphins near Huntingdon, This Week .
BDMLR said the distressed mammal was put down after rescue efforts failed.
'Maternally dependent'" The Dolphin had wedged itself deep into The Reeds , "
" There was some minor visible trauma to The Dolphin 's dorsal area and its breathing rate was elevated.
" The young dolphin was almost certainly maternally dependent and would need to be able to find its mother if it were to have a chance of survival, but with no sightings of an adult in that area of The River , it was looking more likely that they had become separated before The Calf stranded. "
A veterinarian was called and The Dolphin was put down on welfare grounds at about 01:00.
Pymoor is about 25 miles (40km) from The Sea . Bluntisham, where The Animals were seen earlier in the week, is about 36 miles (58km) from the nearest coast.
BDMLR said it was still looking for The Other dolphin to track its movements and monitor its health.
It called on members of The Public to not approach or interfere with the protected species as it " may cause distress and difficulties" for the creature.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
