Space Daily September 04, 2026 • 09:15

Scientists filmed a sperm whale giving birth and watched females from another family line help bring the calf into the world — then repeatedly lift the newborn to the surface and support it there while it was still too weak and uncoordinated to swim properly on it - Space Daily

What scientists witnessed off Dominica wasn't just a whale birth—it was an act of interspecies cooperation that rewrites what we thought we knew about cetacean families and care.

Blood clouded the water off Dominica just before noon, and eleven sperm whales pressed in closer instead of scattering.
That was 8 July 2023. A team from Project CETI, the outfit working on decoding… [+5191 chars]

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Scientists filmed a sperm whale giving birth and watched females from another family line help bring the calf into the world — then repeatedly lift the newborn to the surface and support it there while it was still too weak and uncoordinated to swim properly on it - Space Daily

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