07.26.08

Dolphin mums

Posted in you've got mail at 1:21 pm by nemo

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Female bottlenose dolphins whistle 10 times more often than usual
after giving birth in order to help newborns recognise who is “mum”.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm

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