SPERM WHALES ADOPT DEFORMED DOLPHIN

This video depicts a very rare interaction between sperm whales and an adult bottlenose dolphin with a spinal malformation scoliosis). This represents the first time this type of nonagonistic (friendly) interaction has been recorded for sperm whales. We published a description of these interactions in the scientific journal Aquatic Mammals. Wilson, and Krause, J. 2013. Repeated nonagonistic interactions between a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and sperm whales (Physeter macrocepha