Two Dolphins Born Same Day At Dolphin Quest Bermuda
Dolphin Mom's and Calves Doing Great!
Dolphin Quest is proud to announce that Caliban, a 17-year old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, and Bailey, a 21-year old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, both gave birth to calves at the "Keep" in the Bermuda National Museum on April 1st. Caliban’s calf was born at 12:28am and Bailey's calf was born 18 hours later at 6:03pm.
"Both Caliban and Bailey delivered their calves rostrum, (head) first, which although not unheard of, is rare," said Roma Hayward, Manager of Marine Animals for Dolphin Quest. "The births went very smoothly, and mothers and calves appear healthy and active."
This marks the fourth time that Caliban has given birth in Bermuda. Caliban is also mom to dolphins Hayden, Tatem, and Bermudiana. Bailey has also given birth to four previous calves, Somers, Malabar, Nea and Ely.
The first few months of a young dolphin's life are critical, as babies learn to nurse and mothers and calves establish nurturing bonds. Dolphin Quest's marine mammal specialists will be monitoring Caliban, Bailey and their calves on a 24-hour basis for the next several weeks.
