tADtnIbPWv- The New York Times May 4, 2022ĪLSO READ: Extinct Marine Reptiles: How Did Its Large Bodies, Long Necks Help Them Swim Underwater? A Rare Interaction The aroused males could have been having a sexual romp with each other before the snake became entangled. Even if the subtleties of what's going on aren't obvious, it's still a great insight into how these mammals spend some time.īolivian river dolphins were photographed with an anaconda in their mouths in August 2021. Rivers are frequently muddier and harder to navigate than seas, river dolphins are famously tricky to view. There were also immature dolphins present and the adults probably displayed the snake to them. However, the fact that they were sexually aroused implies that frolicking has reached a new level. The snake didn't move throughout the encounters and stayed submerged for a long time, leading the researchers to conclude it was likely dead by the time of the investigation.Īccording to researchers, the dolphins were believed to be playing rather than attempting to devour the anaconda.
Unfortunately, Steffen Reichle, a scientist from Bolivia's Noel Kempff Mercado Natural History Museum, said in the same NY Times report that the snake's encounter was most likely unpleasant. "It could have been sexually stimulating for them," said Diana Reiss, a marine mammal scientist at Hunter College in New York, told the New York Times. Surprisingly, they were quite playful and lingered longer on the surface than usual, which is generally between two and five seconds. The weird part? They carried an apex predator, a Beni anaconda, in their jaws. Two Bolivian river dolphins were spotted swimming and playing in Bolivia's Tijamuchi River. Two Sexually-Aroused Dolphins Interact With Anaconda In Bolivian River This is the 80th bottlenose dolphin born at SeaWorld San Diego. She is nursing regularly and continues to bond with its mother.
18 at 3:32 p.m., is strong and appears to be in good health. SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 20: In this handout photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego, Sadie, a 13-year-old bottlenose dolphin at SeaWorld San Diego, swims with her newborn calf at the marine park's Dolphin Stadium Octoin San Diego, California.
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