Native English speakers, coud you please help me with these issues?

Are these sentences correct:

a) "A marine biologist once told me that we we shouldn't touch a wild dolphin since it could transmit diseases."b) "A marine biologist once told me that we we shouldn't touch a wild animal because of the risk of it transmitting diseases."

Mismatched Tube Socks2021-04-07T08:33:47Z

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They both are correct, but I prefer the second sentence.

Aussie2021-04-07T08:36:45Z

Yes they are okay. But you only need to use the word we once. So we shouldn't touch animals because they spread disease.

Mark IX2021-04-07T08:29:55Z

Yes, they're both correct.