WTF is Going on With Peru's Dolphins and Pelicans?
• http://www.motherjones.com, By Julia WhittySomething awful is happening in the waters off Peru's northern coast, where some 3,000 dolphins have died and washed ashore since January.
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Something awful is happening in the waters off Peru's northern coast, where some 3,000 dolphins have died and washed ashore since January.
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