CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Once upon a time a beautiful young woman sought suicide rather than being forced into marriage with a magical python. She leapt into the rushing waters of the Mekong River, but instead of dying she was transformed into a dolphin, with a smile on its upturned mouth.
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Captive Irrawaddy dolphins leap out of the water in Thailand. (Courtesy of Roland Seitre-WWF)
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