Mothers nourish recently born dolphins and feed them with milk produced by the former.

In some cases, another female dolphin helps the mother to deliver the calf and to take care of it during the initial years of its life.

Calves stay with their mothers until they are six years old, giving them enough time to learn from their mothers the necessary skills to survive.

After mating, female bottlenose dolphins start the gestation period which lasts approximately twelve months.

After this time, a single calf is born, usually with the help of another female dolphin which assumes the role of a midwife.

Dolphin mothers give birth to the calf by releasing the tail of the offspring first, to avoid that the new dolphin gets drown.

The mother nourishes the calf for up to 18 months with milk produced by her body.

After weaning, young dolphins stay with their mothers for around six years until they have developed all the skills for hunting and surviving.