Oct 07

The water baby: Amazing pictures that capture the moment a dolphin joins the world | the Daily Mail

The water baby: 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.

Magical: Very few dolphin births have been captured on film

Nearly there: The dolphin is born tail first

In a cloud of blood the dolphin calf is free

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.

“Most births happen during the night when the light is very poor.

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

“Sometimes dolphins prefer to stay far away from windows. Sometimes water
quality is poor.

“This time I was extremely lucky. It was daytime first of all. There were
three photographers, one at each of the three underwater windows - and I was at
the right one!

“The others couldn’t even see the event.”

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