Dolphins' social habits form bonds, spread virus

| Apr 07, 2022, 03:25:25 PM | AP
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Three young male dolphins simultaneously break the water’s surface to breathe — first exhaling, then inhaling — before slipping back under the waves of the Chesapeake Bay.“A perfect sync,” said Janet Mann, a dolphin researcher watching from a small skiff. Synchronized breathing is something dolphins often do with close pals, like these males, or that mothers and calves do together, said Mann. It’s a way of affirming the relationships that are so important to these highly intelligent and social mammals, like a handshake or a hug among humans.“It says, ‘We’re together,’” said Mann, who is based at Georgetown University.While such close contact is essential to dolphin social bonds, sharing space and air can also quickly spread disease

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