A Note on Suckling Behavior and Laterality in Nursing Humpback Whale Calves from Underwater Observations
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A Note on Suckling Behavior and Laterality in Nursing Humpback Whale Calves from Underwater Observations
We investigated nursing behavior on the Hawaiian breeding grounds for first year humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calves. We observed and video-documented underwater events with nursing behavior from five different whale groups. The observed nursing events include behaviors where a calf positions itself at a 30-45° angle to the midline of the mother's body, with its mouth touching her ma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Animals
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani7070051