Bottlenose-Dolphins

bottlenose dolphin reprodution

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First phase
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The young dolphin is born after a year of gestation. They are born  by tail-first
.During the childbirth the mother can be attended by a called companion "aunt or midwife" who is aid at the moment of the birth.

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second phase
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In the process of getting out, the baby dolphin's fins are very soft. the process can take more than an hour .

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third phase
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The mother break the umbilical cord with a sudden and energetic shock of her body. dolphins are born near the surface, so that mother and son can raise with facility to breathe.

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FOURTH PHASE
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Soon after birth the young start to drink its mother's milk.

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