Update! Shedd Aquarium’s Baby Dolphin Nurses

Photo Credit: Shedd Aquarium

You might have seen the first pictures of the new baby Dolphin born at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium on Memorial Day HERE on ZooBorns. Shedd’s animal health care teams reported that the calf is nursing regularly, averaging about a minute every hour, which is an appropriate amount for a growing dolphin. Mom Piquet’s nutrient-rich milk is loaded with fat that helps the calf gain weight. The calf is also learning to slip-stream, a technique where the calf saves energy by swimming in the wake alongside its mother.

“It’s been very exciting the past few days as our animal care team has seen a number of firsts for the calf,” said Ken Ramirez, Executive Vice President of Animal Care and Training. “The calf started demonstrating early signs of important learning behavior, such as mimicry — after Piquet vocalized, we heard a definitive vocalization from the calf. Although we’re happy to see this progression, we remain extremely cautious as we continue to keep a close eye on both mom and calf’s development during the critical first weeks.”

Photo Credit: Shedd Aquarium

Photo Credit: Shedd Aquarium

Photo Credit: Shedd Aquarium

Photo Credit: Shedd Aquarium

Here’s a video of the baby nursing as they swim.

Credits: ZooBorns

‘Duelos de titãs’ no mundo animal

Confira abaixo duelos entre grandes predadores. A lista traz, por exemplo, embates entre uma píton e um aligátor, na Flórida (EUA), e entre uma elefanta e um crocodilo, em Zâmbia.

Píton e aligátor (jacaré americano) foram flagrados em combate mortal em 2009 no Parque Nacional Everglades, na Flórida (EUA). (Foto: Lori Oberhofer/National Park Service/AP)

Em 2010, um crocodilo mordeu a tromba de uma elefanta quando ela tomava água em um rio no Parque Nacional de South Luangwa, em Zâmbia. Após lutar, a elefanta conseguiu se soltar do ataque do réptil. (Foto: Martin Nyfeler/Barcroft Media/Getty Images)

Em 2010, um grupo de turistas do Parque Nacional de Kakadu, no Território do Norte, na Austrália, acompanhou o ataque de um crocodilo de água salgada a um tubarão-touro. O réptil de cinco metros mostrou quem era o rei do pântano ao abocanhar o tubarão que, segundo o guia turístico, deveria ter três metros de comprimento. (Foto: Reprodução)

Em foto divulgada em 2011, ursos polares lutam em Cape Churchill, em Manitoba, no Canadá. (Foto: Barcroft Media/Getty Images)

Em foto divulgada em 2011, hipopótamos durante briga em rio em Botsuana. (Foto: Steve Bloom/Barcroft Media/Getty Images)

Em foto divulgada em 2011, dois elefantes são fotografados lutando em Botsuana. (Foto: Steve Bloom/Barcroft Media/Getty Images)

Em 2010, o fotógrafo britânico Mike Bailey flagrou uma luta entre um leopardo e uma fêmea de javali em uma área do rio Kwando, em Botsuana. Para surpresa de Bailey, a javali se defendeu e venceu a batalha que durou cerca de 10 minutos. (Foto: Mike Bailey/Barcroft Media/Getty Images)

Credits: G1 – Natureza

Come back ‘ere!

This is the moment a cheeky little monkey got put in his place by his mother.

The baby macaque received short shrift from his tired looking parent when he tried to run away from her – but ended up being yanked back by his tail.

The youngster had been playing for hours when she decided it was time to go home – but her little one wanted to go back to his friends.
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Playtime’s over: This cheeky little Macaque is grabbed by his mother as he desperately tries to get back to playing with his friends on a street in Java, Indonesia

Drink up: The mother macaque shows her baby how to drink water from a tap. The hilarious pictures were taken by amateur photographer Alex Saberi, 35, from Putney during his holiday last month

Mum knows best: She keeps her cheeky little youngster close as he watches his friends playing around in the street

Multi-storey fun: A group of young Macaque’s lark around on a shop’s display rack

That’s one busy Sunday service!

15 baby elephants born at Sri Lanka’s biggest elephant orphanage were christened in a mass service today.

The event, which is the biggest so far held at the Pinnawala orphanage saw the baby elephants being given names chosen from thousands of visitors suggestions.

Some were given western sounding names such as Elvina, whilst others now carry more traditional Sinhalese names such as Singithi, which means small and Ahinsa (innocent).

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Two baby elephants play in the water under the watchful gaze of an adult at Pinnawala orphanage

It seemed the ceremony bored these two youngsters who look like they are up to some serious mischief at today’s ceremony

Bathing time for a herd of elephants at Pinnawala

The regular baths are very popular with tourists and draw big crowds who watch the elephants play in the river

All work and no play makes Dumbo a dull boy: These juvenile elephants combine work and pleasure during bath time

Heading home: Clean and christened the heard heads back from the river to Pinnawala

Kids these days: It did not take long before this little beast rolled around in the red sand

Thirteen babies born last year and the other two in 2010 were given names chosen from among thousands suggested by visitors

Thirteen babies born last year and the other two in 2010 were given names chosen from among thousands suggested by visitors

A female tourist feeds the elephants. The orphanage is a very popular attraction in the area both among locals and visitors

Amazed: A girl is clearly impressed whilst feeding one of the elephants. Pinnawala, which has been open since 1975, cares for 83 elephants some of which were born at the orphanage