Do dolphins nurse?

How Do Dolphins Nurse? Dolphins are fascinating, intelligent creatures that are well adapted to their life in the seas. A dolphin gives birth only after the baby has developed in the womb for a full year. Soon after the baby dolphin or calf is born into open water, it is helped by its mother to the surface to breathe. read more

Dolphins are mammals, which mean that they nurse their young. The logistics are different from those of the mammals that nurse on land, but dolphin mothers have evolved in fascinating ways to provide their young with the nutrients they need to grow. read more

All mammals, both above water and underwater, nurse from their mom after birth. For some, however, that is easier said than done. Mammals that live in the ocean are challenged with drinking a liquid while they are also swimming in a liquid. read more

Dolphins are incredible, intelligent animals - more intelligent than chimpanzees, according to some scientists. They are also mammals, which means they must give birth to immature, helpless calves and nurse them until they can fend for themselves. read more