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...
Second dolphin dies in inland Cambridgeshire river
By Helen BurchellBBC News, Cambridgeshire
A second dolphin has died after the pair were seen swimming in a River up to 45 miles (72km) inland, conservationists have confirmed.
One of the pair - a Calf - had to be euthanised on Saturday Night after Getting Off The River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire.
The mother dolphin was spotted dead in the same River on Monday.
Post-mortem examinations on both are expected to be carried out.
Two Common Dolphins had been spotted in The River at King's Lynn in Norfolk And Then Near Huntingdon, last week.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) volunteers became involved when one of the pair became trapped deep in reeds in the New Bedford River - which runs off The River Great Ouse - Near Pymoor, Cambridgeshire, at about 19:30 BST on Saturday.
BDMLR said the distressed mammal was put down after rescue efforts failed.
There were hopes its mother might make her way back to The Sea but she was found dead Two Days later.
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. "
He Said it was " very disappointing and sad" that both had died.
Pymoor is about 25 miles (40km) from The Sea and Bluntisham is about 36 miles (58km) from the nearest coast.
Rob Deaville, a specialist with the, which deals with whales, dolphins and porpoises, said examinations of both the dolphins would be carried out.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
