The carcass washed ashore in good condition on 2nd April, according to Gisli Vikingsson, cetacean specialist. It is likely the dolphin died relatively nearby, given its condition.
The bottlenose dolphin is a rare visitor to the North Atlantic, although it is common in tropical areas. Since regular whale and dolphin counts began around Iceland in 1987, the bottlenose has only been spotted three times for certain, DV reports.
The Icelandic Marine Research Institute has frozen the dolphin carcass and will research it in co-operation with the natural history institute.
The white beaked dolphin is common around Iceland.
(Photo: Jonas Erlendsson, farmer at Fagradalur / from DV.is)
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