@seadiaries.blue: Sad news coming from the Leschenault Estuary. Late last week we found dolphin Fraggle mourning the loss of her calf that was born only 2 weeks prior. Knowing that having a calf in winter was going to be a challenge for survival we still had hope she had a chance to be a mum again, she has now lost her last 4 calves. Witnessing a high respiratory rate in her calf recently sadly we new this day was coming. Dolphins will carry their deceased calves during a period of mourning which can last for many days, at some stage she must let go and feed to survive, that day is near. With only a handful of dolphins that call the estuary home we don't get to witness newborns most years and even then the survival rate is low. This day it seems some of her ocean going friends joined the locals to mourn alongside her showing the tight family bond they have. . . #dolphins #bottlenosedolphin #marineresearch

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