Thursday, April 30, 2009

Amazing pictures that capture the moment a dolphin joins the world

It is one of the rarest and most magical sights in the natural world.
A bottlenose dolphin goes into labour . . . then a calf emerges, tail first. Mother guides baby gently to the surface, where they swim together for the first time.
Very few dolphin births have been captured on film in such astonishing detail.


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(Photo from Daily mail on 6th October 2007)


Very few dolphin births have been captured on film


The dolphin is born tail first


In a cloud of blood the dolphin calf is free


Happily swimming side by side with its mother the baby dolphin is instantly at home in the sea


Moments after the birth, she helps the calf towards the surface

This one was recorded at a wildlife park pool in Rimini, Italy, where photographer Leandro Stanzani was in exactly the right place at the right time.
"To take good pictures is not easy," said Mr Stanzani, who has been taking photos of dolphins for 14 years.

2 comments:

Chris said...

A very magic moment.. 1st time saw it..

古克石の屋 said...

太神奇啦。好可爱的小海豚。