Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA grieving mother dolphin named Fraggle carried her dead calf through the Indian Ocean for six days. Drone footage captured by Geographe Marine Research, an Australian conservation organisation, showed Fraggle with her newborn, which was only two weeks old. Fraggle had previously experienced the loss of four other calves. Other dolphins were observed joining Fraggle during her period of mourning. Researchers have documented similar grief-like behaviour in dolphins and whales, where they carry their deceased offspring. In fullMother dolphin filmed carrying dead calf through sea for six days in heartbreaking footageMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Dolphin’s ‘mourning ritual’ captured on video after she lost another newborn
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA grieving mother dolphin named Fraggle carried her dead calf through the Indian Ocean for six days. Drone footage captured by Geographe Marine Research, an Australian conservation organisation, showed Fraggle with her newborn, which was only two weeks old. Fraggle had previously experienced the loss of four other calves. Other dolphins were observed joining Fraggle during her period of mourning. Researchers have documented similar grief-like behaviour in dolphins and whales, where they carry their deceased offspring. In fullMother dolphin filmed carrying dead calf through sea for six days in heartbreaking footageMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
