Pregnant Hector's Dolphin Killed by Parasite
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
People find a dead Hector's dolphin.
- A2
People found a dead Hector's dolphin on 20 August 2026.
- B1
On 20 August 2026, a pregnant female Hector's dolphin was discovered dead.
- B2
A pregnant female Hector's dolphin was discovered dead on 20 August 2026.
- C1
On 20 August 2026, a pregnant female Hector's dolphin was discovered dead.
- C2
On 20 August 2026, a pregnant female Hector's dolphin was discovered dead.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- necropsy
- a medical examination of a dead animal to find the cause of death
- establish
- to discover or prove the facts of a situation
- calf
- the young of various mammals, such as dolphins, whales, or cows
- trigger
- to cause something to start or happen
- reproduce
- to produce young plants or animals
- runoff
- rain, water, or other liquid that flows off the land into streams or the ocean
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Department of Conservation (New Zealand). Read the original for the full report.