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According to The Dolphin Company's website, species held at the park include bottlenose dolphins, rough-toothed dolphins, sea lions, penguins, harbour seals, birds and reptiles.

Other mammal species that have since been infected include skunks, domestic cats, bottlenose dolphins, harbor seals, foxes, mountain lions and coyotes.

Jay Cowen, from the trust, told BBC Radio Cornwall it was believed the whale was either a Cuvier's beaked whale or a northern bottlenose.

Marine life-spotting trips leave from the pier and head into Cardigan Bay, which is home to about 200 dolphins, the only semi-resident population of bottlenose dolphins in Wales, and the largest in the UK.

Its flagship project in New Quay monitors Cardigan Bay's 200 dolphins, the only semi-resident population of bottlenose dolphins in Wales, and the largest in the UK.