A dolphin called Jo Jo is seen swimming in the Thames at Hammersmith
A dolphin named "Jo Jo" by watching children caused a stir in London this morning.Sightings of the mammals are on the up, though experts say it's a "red flag" for them to be spotted this far inland.
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00:00So we have a common dolphin. It looks like an adult common dolphin.
00:03It's on its own, which is extremely rare, and it looks very disoriented
00:07and pretty lethargic. So it's potentially swam up the river,
00:10maybe gotten lost, and doesn't have the energy to swim back where it needs to go.
00:14It's really exciting to see dolphins. They're absolutely beautiful mammals.
00:18Obviously we love them very much, but when we see them in the Thames it is
00:22a red flag. Porpoises are fine, seals are fine, but dolphins when they come this
00:26far up the river is a warning sign. So if you do see a
00:29dolphin in London, it's really important to call us,
00:32to call the British divers, so we can come out and monitor the mammal and see
00:35if there's anything further that we can do to help it.
00:37We have seen so far this year five pods of dolphins coming up
00:42beyond the estuary into the Thames. Three of those have come into London.
00:46All three of those have not survived, unfortunately.