Mother Humpback Whale Seen Apparently Mourning Her Stillborn Calf For The First Time
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Footage recorded last year off the southern Gold Coast of Australia shows a female humpback whale spending hours beside her dead calf. According to researchers at Griffith University, humpback whale mothers mourn their offspring in a similar way to humans. The video, which also shows a companion whale alongside the mother, reveals that the female did not leave her deceased calf's side. Lead author of the study, Dr. Olaf Meynecke, stated that the…
A rare video from the coast of Australia reveals the deep emotional connection large mammals have with their offspring, as a female sperm whale mourns for hours over the death of her newborn calf. The observation, the first of its kind in a baleen whale, offers invaluable insight into grief in the animal kingdom, and recent research shows similar signs of grief in cats.
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