Two dolphins have been filmed swimming in Venice's Grand Canal in an 'exceptionally rare' sighting. The dolphins have been filmed swimming in the Grand Canal, Venice, in an 'exceptionally rare' sighting for the areaOfficials then spent three hours shepherding them back to the open sea after the commotion 'disorientated' the mammals. Schools of fish are visible under the usually murky water of Venetian canals in the wake of Italy's coronavirus lockdown. Bank worker Martina Bettoni, 33, said: 'Seeing so many fish in the canals was extremely rare before the quarantine. Gondolas were stranded in muddy, dried-up canal beds after the waters fell to nearly 19 inches below sea level on February 27.

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2021 16:30 UTC