Photo: Captured Dolphin With Four Fins Spotlights Controversial Hunt



Fishers work on a boat filled with freshly caught dolphins as a diver lifts a severed tail from the bloodstained water in the fishing town of Taiji, Japan, during a "drive hunt" on October 6, 2003.

The recent capture of an unusual dolphin with an extra set of fins is shedding light on the controversial hunting method, which has been practiced for centuries in Japan but is coming under increasing criticism from conservationists.

AP Photo/Brooke McDonald, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society


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