3 weeks ago
Grieving Dolphin Fraggle Carries Deceased Calf in Viral Video
Some people who study the ocean shared a video on the internet.
The video showed a dolphin named Fraggle.
She was swimming while carrying her baby dolphin who had died.
That baby was the fourth one Fraggle had lost.
Other dolphins in her pod swam around her, staying close.
Many people who watched the video felt very sad for Fraggle.
They wrote kind messages of sympathy online.
Scientists say dolphins can feel sad and miss their family members, just like people do.
Whales, elephants, and monkeys can also act like this.
Even though we are different animals, humans and dolphins share some of the same feelings.
A viral video posted by Geographe Marine Research, a whale conservation organisation, shows a dolphin named Fraggle carrying the body of her deceased calf.
The calf is the fourth child Fraggle has lost.
In the video, Fraggle is surrounded by others from her pod.
The footage sparked an outpouring of sympathy on social media.
Dolphins, along with other cetaceans, are known to form social bonds and grieve much like humans.
- Who
- Fraggle, a dolphin whose pod surrounded her, and Geographe Marine Research, the whale conservation organisation that posted the video.
- What
- Fraggle was seen in a viral video carrying the body of her deceased calf, her fourth child to die, drawing an outpouring of sympathy.
- Where
- Not specified in the article; the video was posted by Geographe Marine Research.
- When
- This week, when the video went viral.
- Why
- Dolphins form social bonds and grieve much like humans, and Fraggle is mourning her lost calf.
Key facts
- Subject
- Fraggle, a grieving dolphin
- Organisation
- Geographe Marine Research, a whale conservation organisation
- Incident
- Fraggle carried the body of her deceased calf
- Losses
- Fourth child Fraggle has lost
- Footage
- Video that went viral this week
- Social response
- Outpouring of sympathy from social media users
- Scientific context
- Dolphins and other cetaceans form social bonds and grieve like humans
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