Flipper to body rubbing behavior in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin

(7.5MB, 00:00:43)
Shot Date: 2002/06/29
Shot Location: Mikura island, Tokyo, Japan

* species
Tursiops aduncus

Key Words
rubbing
social behavior
contact
affiliative behavior
grooming

Original Movie ->


Mai SAKAI
2007/07/23 submitted



Animalia >Chordata >Mammalia >Cetacea >Delphinidae >Tursiops >

One dolphin rubs another dolphin with its flipper (pectoral fin).

Referenceˇ§
Sakai, M., T. Hishii, S. Takeda, & S. Kohshima. 2006. Laterality of flipper rubbing behaviour in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus): Caused by asymmetry of eye use? Behavoural Brain Research 170: 204-210.

Sakai, M., T. Hishii, S. Takeda, & S. Kohshima. Flipper rubbing behaviours in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) Marine Mammal Science. 22: 966-978

(Data No.momo070721ta01a)

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