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A clever orca calf, stranded in a remote lagoon in British Columbia, managed to outmaneuver a 50-member rescue team who used boats, divers, nets and advanced underwater detection equipment to try and save her life. Despite the unsuccessful attempt Friday, rescue officials are considering other methods for capturing and transporting the two-year-old female, including using a seine net and a larger vessel. “This is a very smart animal, and we’re going to have to look at other options,” Paul Cottrell, Fisheries Department marine mammal coordinator, told the Vancouver Sun. Rescuers said they were …

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