This dolphin has invented a way to overcome a disability
It should not be able to breathe because its blowhole is blocked, but it has devised a way around the problem
Dolphins usually breathe using their blowhole. But it now seems this
is not a hard-and-fast rule. For the first time a dolphin has been
spotted breathing through its mouth.The finding reveals that dolphins can adapt their behaviour, as you can see in the video above. "It demonstrates the behavioural flexibility of these animals," says lead author Stephen Dawson
of the University of Otago in New Zealand. "It has invented a novel
work-around to circumvent a disability. However, the process is a bit
clumsy, and clearly is nowhere near as efficient as the normal mode of
breathing."
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