Researchers from University of Aberdeen and Duke University have collaborated to publish the first study to non-invasively establish bottlenose dolphin pregnancy.:

“This is important because reproductive success is key to a population’s growth, but it is particularly challenging to measure in wild populations. By using aerial photos this will allow us to routinely monitor changes in reproductive success in this protected bottlenose dolphin population supporting conservation.”

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