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Why we shouldn't feed wild dolphins

Dolphin in the wild

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A new study from Murdoch University found dolphins which were not fed by the Bunbury Discovery Centre had more success raising calves.


A new study on how food-provisioning affects calf survival and female reproductive success in bottlenose dolphins has found that the practice can alter the natural behavior of an animal, encouraging adverse behavior and affect the reproductive success and the viability of a population.

Murdoch University PhD student Valeria Senigaglia tells SBS Italian why feeding dolphins is problematic.


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