This Sunday, March 16, a rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) washed ashore on a beach in Puerto del Carmen. Alerted by the Emergency and Security Coordinating Center (CECOES), volunteer firefighters from Lanzarote quickly went to the scene to rescue the animal. After its collection, the dolphin was transferred to the facilities of the Society for the Study of Cetaceans in the Canary Archipelago (SECAC) for evaluation and care.
The rough-toothed dolphin is an uncommon and not very studied species. It is characterized by its sloping forehead, thin beak and grooved teeth, which give it its name. Adult specimens usually have white or pink spots on the jaw and belly. This species, which can reach up to 2.8 meters in length and 150 kg in weight, prefers to inhabit warm and deep waters, generally in seas of more than 1,000 meters deep.
