On July 8,
a mother dolphin was spotted with her calf in Sanniang Bay of Qinzhou City in
Southern China. The mother appeared to be helping her calf stay afloat. And
when a tourist vessel got close enough to see the baby, they saw that it was
dead.
It had a
long cut across its belly, probably from a boat propeller. Tourist boats often
go dolphin spotting in nearby waters.
The calf
looked like it had been dead for several days.
[ Mr. Su,
Fisherman]: "The little dolphin was dead for two or three days, but its
mother still stayed with it and carried it day and night, which has touched all
of us and the tourists. Just like human beings, dolphins also have feelings. A
mother's love is noble and moving."
Similar
behavior in mother dolphins has been documented by an Italian scientist since
2007.
After
several encounters with dolphins mourning their dead or nearly dead, scientists
are starting to think that not only do dolphins grieve, they are also aware of
their own mortality.
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