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Dolphin Pod Spotted At Jacob Riis Park Area In Queens
Dolphins were sighted in the water off Queens over the weekend, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
QUEENS — Wednesday officially marked the first day of summer with the longest day of the year, but New York's waters showed another clear sign of the sunny days to come: dolphins.
Dolphins were sighted in the water off Queens over the weekend, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
A video posted by the city agency shows several dolphins splashing around Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway Peninsula.
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Happy first day of summer #NYC! It looks like the 🐬's heard about how our waterways are the cleanest and healthiest since the Civil War. Check them out, splashing around Jacob Riis Park over the weekend: pic.twitter.com/zMzOaAptG8
— NYC Water (@NYCWater) June" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/NYCWater/s... 21, 2023
Bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins, pilot whales and Risso's dolphins can often be seen off the south shore of Long Island, according to New York's Department of Environmental Conservation.
The majority of dolphin sightings occur in the warm summer months when the water is productive.
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