Behavioural responses of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) to a dead conspecific

• Main Authors: Jones, Amy L, Tubbs, Sarah E, Croxford, Eve M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2021
• Subjects: Irrawaddy dolphin; Orcaella brevirostris; Cetacean; behavioural responses; dead conspecific; comparative thanatology; atypical behaviour; Curiosity; Endeavour; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/68h1b3rs

Cetacean behaviour has long attracted scientific attention as humans endeavour to discover what makes these mammals so emotive and engaging. To date, much of this research has focussed on abundant and widely distributed cetacean species such as bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) and humpback...