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An orphaned Irrawaddy river dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) takes a nap in the arms of its caretaker, while being raised at the rehabilitation facility of Marine Endangered Species Veterinary Hospital on August 01, 2022 in Rayong, Thailand. The Irrawaddy river dolphin was orphaned and rescued from stranding in the Gulf of Thailand on July 23 and then taken into care at Marine Endangered Species Veterinary Hospital of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources as the chance of a baby dolphin to survive on its own in the wild without its mother is slim. The veterinarians plan to raise the baby Irrawaddy dolphin until it wean and later release it back to the wild when ready, hoping that it would rejoin the pod of this endangered species in the Gulf of Thailand. Irrawaddy River Dolphin is a euryhaline species, often found living in murky coastal zones and rivers of Southeast Asia and the species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of threatened species. (Photo by Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images)
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