“Dolphins are highly intelligent creatures and are known to stay with their young for a period of time following a death,” government researchers said.
A dolphin in Australia spent Monday swimming with the body of its calf, after the young creature became caught in a crab pot and died.
The dolphins were spotted Monday by a member of the public at Swan Canning Riverpark in Perth, Western Australia’s Parks and Wildlife service reported. The government body called the event “a sad outcome.” Last summer, a killer whale known as J35, or Tahlequah, carried her dead newborn for 17 days through the waters of the Puget Sound. Unable to properly feed herself, researchers feared for the mother’s health during her ordeal. “Even if her family is foraging for and sharing fish with her, J35 cannot be getting the… nutrition she needs,” University of Washington scientist Deborah Giles told The Seattle Times.
Tahlequah’s pod made headlines again in August and September last year, when another orca, J50, became emaciated. Fearing infection, researchers gave the whale, also known as “Scarlet,” antibiotics via a dart gun.
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