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SUBMITTER: Sakai M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4822121 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sakai Mai M Kita Yuki F YF Kogi Kazunobu K Shinohara Masanori M Morisaka Tadamichi T Shiina Takashi T Inoue-Murayama Miho M
Scientific reports 20160406
Alloparental behaviour and adoption have been reported in many mammals and birds. Such behaviours are energetically costly, and their causes and functions remain unclear. We observed the adoption behaviour of a wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) near Mikura Island, Japan. A calf was seen with its mother on six observation days. Following the mother's death, the calf was observed with a sub-adult female on all 18 observation days from May to September 2012. On three days, the ...[more]