Some good news coming out of Japan, courtesy of the Today Show. A baby dolphin has been rescued from a flooded rice field, apparently after having been washed ashore in the tsunami.
Ryo Taira, a pet shop owner, who has been rescuing animals abandoned after the disaster, spotted the dolphin in the rice field. He was unable to net it, so he waded into the water and rescued the dolphin with his arms.
"It was pretty weak by then, which was probably the only reason we could catch it," he said. He and some friends wrapped the dolphin in wet towels and drove it to the sea. They set it free in the Pacific and reported that it seemed to perk up when it hit the ocean.
"I don't know if it will live, but it's certainly a lot better than dying in a rice paddy," Taira said.
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