Baby Dolphin Birth (Video)
Aloha!
Dophin Quest on the Big Island http://www.dolphinquest.com/index.php/dgh-2012contest recorded the live birth of their newest baby dophin in a man-made lagoon at the Hilton Waikoloa Village resort, where visitors are encouraged to touch and swim with the dolphins. The female baby was born to Keo, a 12-year-old first-time mother. The video shows the tail emerging first and then the baby popping out. She goes to the surface for air before swimming with her mother. You can view it here on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYcBJnbpqo8. Dolphin Quest officials said that in the wild the survival rate of babies born to first-time mothers is about 50 percent. The new baby appears to be thriving.
Dolphin Quest is holding a contest to name the little one, along with two others born recently, one to a 27-year- old named Pele and the other to a 28-year-old named Kona. Submissions for names should be Hawaiian words. The contest runs through Dec. 14th. Submissions can be made in person or online , and winners will get a swim for two with the dolphins and a photo CD.
Sounds like a good excuse for a trip to the Big Island!
Did you ever swim with the dolphins? What was is it like?
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Aloha, Jamaica
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Thank you for sharing the video of the dolphin birth. It is truly touching. Beautiful.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Franklin. It always puts a smile on my face that in the midst of pain and destruction, the cycle of nature goes on.
Aloha, Jamaica
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