感人实拍：海豚妈妈背死亡小海豚回家
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poignant">poignant</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>.</p><p><span word="Struggling">Struggling</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dolphin">dolphin</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartbreaking">heartbreaking</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="dolphin">dolphin</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="battled">battled</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="plucked">plucked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dolphin">dolphin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="calf">calf</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="gash">gash</span>, <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calf">calf</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="belly">belly</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="propeller">propeller</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> – <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="trips">trips</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guangxi">Guangxi</span> <span word="Zhuang">Zhuang</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dolphin">dolphin</span>-<span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="tours">tours</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="stillborn">stillborn</span> <span word="calves">calves</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="infancy">infancy</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Mourning">Mourning</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whales">whales</span>, <span word="elephants">elephants</span>, <span word="chimps">chimps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gorillas">gorillas</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attribute">attribute</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Researcher">Researcher</span> <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="Gonzalvo">Gonzalvo</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tethys">Tethys</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="calf">calf</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p>
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