Authorities are trying to get to the bottom of what happened to a Common dolphin that was found butchered on a Allenhurst NJ beach.

The butchered remains of a dolphin were found on a New Jersey beach, and federal authorities are investigating.

When the center's stranding coordinator arrived at the beach in Allenhurst, New Jersey, he found the butchered common dolphin's carcass, the Facebook post says. "The animal’s flesh had been completely removed with clean cuts from a sharp instrument ...