Fin Review | A maternal species

Updated October 13 2016 - 6:06pm, first published October 12 2016 - 12:18pm
New family: Goose (front) and Sputnik (behind) swim close by mother Laika in what is known as 'baby position'. Photo: MDRP.
New family: Goose (front) and Sputnik (behind) swim close by mother Laika in what is known as 'baby position'. Photo: MDRP.

Dolphins, like many other mammals, are known to exhibit ‘allomaternal’ behaviour, where a female interacts with a calf that is not her own.

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