A rare dolphin died after people took it out of the ocean to take selfies with it

Sometimes it's better to just skip the selfie. In Santa Teresita, Argentina, beachgoers recently killed a small, Franciscana dolphin after picking it up and posing for photos with it until the animal died, Fusion reports. Franciscana dolphins are classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and there are only about 30,000 in the world.

Facebook user Hernan Coria posted pictures of the scene online. Since sharing them on February 10, the disturbing images have been shared over 2,000 times.

"Segundo delfín que aparece en el día en Santa Teresita una lastima no creo que vivan," Coria captioned the photos. 

And here's the English translation: "The second dolphin that showed up on that day on Santa Teresita, it's a shame that it doesn't look like they're alive."

Since then, the Argentine Wildlife Foundation has responded to the incident on Twitter, warning people that taking Franciscana dolphins out of the ocean dehydrates their skin, which kills them.

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https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/699767226732130305
No le saques fotos. Ayudalo a volver al agua Estas situaciones pueden llevar a su muerte https://t.co/TUDboTBzdZ pic.twitter.com/feZMG4oFCJ

 Here's the full statement, as translated by Sky News:

The Franciscana, like other species, cannot remain for much time outside of the water, it has thick fatty skin which gives it heat and means that taking it out of the water rapidly causes it to dehydrate and die...This occasion serves to inform the public about the urgent necessity to return these dolphins to the sea as soon as possible if they find them on the shore.

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