Dolphins will choke if they do not floor for air within a specific time, like people. When a baby dies and sinks under, the family tries to save it by constantly pushing it to the floor, Oh explained.
” When it becomes obvious that the child isn’t moving, the family starts to recognize its death”, he added sombrely.
The family continues to hold the body as it begins to decompose, indicating her unwillingness to let go of the child. This behavior is very similar to what people exhibit during mourning.
Recent laws that require holiday boats to stay at least 50m apart from dolphins are inappropriate, said the group’s chief Kim Byung-yeob, an sea science professor at Jeju National University.
He suggested boats should be kept 800 meters away rather, while other watchers went so far as to say tours may be completely stopped.
Jo Yak-gol, who co-founded Popular Pink Dolphins, a party for the protection of Jeju animals, made it clear that users compete with one another to ship because close as they can to the animals.
When these visit ships or fishing boats approach the dolphins, they simply stop hunting and then either retreat or turn around, preventing them from having enough time to feed the young ones, he said.