A Global Reassessment of Solitary-Sociable Dolphins

• Main Authors: Nunny, Laetitia, Simmonds, Mark P.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: WBI Studies Repository 2019
• Subjects: bottlenose dolphin; solitary dolphin; sociable dolphin; lone dolphin; solitary-sociable dolphin; beluga; animal welfare; Animal Studies; Comparative Psychology; Other Animal Sciences; Lone; Beluga; Beluga*
• Online Access: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/person/1; https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=person

Dolphins are typically regarded as highly social animals. However, some individuals live apart from their own species and may come to socialize with people through a recognized series of stages which are presented and expanded on in this paper. The term “solitary-sociable dolphins” has been used to...