A Note on Suckling Behavior and Laterality in Nursing Humpback Whale Calves from Underwater Observations
We investigated nursing behavior on the Hawaiian breeding grounds for first year humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calves. We observed and video-documented underwater events with nursing behavior from five different whale groups. The observed nursing events include behaviors where a calf posit...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/7/7/51 |