Harbour Porpoise spotted in River Thames heading towards Teddington
By Oliver Monk
1st Mar 2024 | Local News
A Harbour Porpoise has been spotted in the River Thames near Twickenham yesterday, 29 February.
The Harbour Porpoise is a dolphin-like animal that is actually more closely-related to narwhals and beluga whales.
Smaller than it's relatives, porpoises often stay close to coastal areas or river estuaries.
The Porpoise was spotted by X user (formerly Twitter) @KaptainKwack near to Eel Pie Island, heading upstream towards Teddington.
He said: "This was my first sighting ever of these marine mammals in the Thames!
"It had dozens of gulls circling above, which allerted me."
This follows a number of recent sightings of Grey Seal around Teddington.
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