Chapter 13
‘Give me a minute,’ said Bridget. ‘I’m just trying to feed him a few fish first.’ Dolphin twenty-two, now named Echo, had spent the last two weeks recovering in the centre’s veterinary compound. His quarantine period was over and Zoe was impatient for his release from the hospital tank into the little lagoon next door.
Mirrhi raced up and down the dividing wall, making a series of loud clicking noises, well aware something was up. Zoe checked there were enough fish in her bucket and whistled Mirrhi over. Might as well do her eyedrops while they waited. A little stream ran into the lagoon, and fresh water hurt the dolphins’ eyes.
She kneeled down and gave the signal for the Mirrhi to lie on her side. Two soothing saline drops in the right eye, wait a minute, and then give a fi
