DOLPHIN PARENTING
In all dolphin species, young dolphins aren’t born with the skills necessary defend for their selves; in fact the mortality rate for dolphin calf is 50 percent in the first year. what they all are born with is the ability to mimic and mirror whatever the mother does, and this is how they learn how to survive, the calf becomes mom’s shadow imitating every move and action, if mom stands up on her tale so does her calf; come on parents don’t you wish you could get this kind of collaboration? Of all the skills that mom has to teach junior the most important one is how to find food. She gives him instructions which sound like this.
When fish hear her, they run for cover, crowing themselves into the sand. The dolphins then utilize what’s called echolocation; a kind of dolphin’s sonar system where their voice echoes back giving them a clear idea what fish is alive beneath the surface. As mom looks for food, her calf continues the mimic of every move.
Another technique for the young ones to master: high replaning in the shallows, these dolphins walked along a tremendous speed; their body is half in and half out of the water now wash just how effective this technique is for catching fish. Effective yes!!!, but not all dolphins have mastered the art of higher plane and those who have get to show off them, they toast the catching play with them and they on the water to, now why doesn’t another dolphin try to grab it; this might be a ritual to establish trust or maybe the other dolphins just want to avoid getting in a fight. So this is the last thing that dolphins calf learns from mom, playing with their food is not only ok it gives him status with his fellow dolphins.
