Sorry for cross-posting!
Dear all
We observed an atypical inter-specific association in the Comoros archipelago,
in the Mozambique Channel (south-west Indian Ocean), of an adult female
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (coastal species) and a spinner dolphin calf
(mostly oceanic in this area). Both individuals are generally associated with
other humpack dolphins. According to local dolphin watching operators, this
association is observed for at least six months (the animal was newborn). First
observations reported a probable hybrid (with a Tursiops, already observed in
this area), but there are evidences that the calf is definitely a spinner.
I would ask if similar cases have been observed in cetaceans and even in other
mammals such as primates.
Many thanks,
Jeremy
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Jeremy KISZKA (MSc, PhD cand.)
CRELA (Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystèmes Littoraux Anthropisés).
UMR 6217 CNRS-IFREMER-Université de la Rochelle
Avenue Michel Crépeau, 17071, La Rochelle, France.
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Collectivité Départementale de Mayotte,
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