Can Whales and Dolphins Reproduce With Other Species | WHALEZONE.TV S4E7

Описание: Did you know that hybridisation is a natural phenomenon that also occurs in cetaceans? And that this inter-species breeding may give rise to new species? Learn more in this episode of WHALEZONE.tv!

Subscribe to WHALEZONE.TV on Youtube! - http://bit.ly/wzsubscribe
ARE YOU PUZZLED about something? Share your question here - http://bit.ly/wzquestion

Sightings, Reports, Articles & Media - http://bit.ly/whalezone
About WHALEZONE.TV - http://bit.ly/aboutwz

We support:
MONICET Cetaceans Research & Conservation - http://www.monicet.net
COSTA Sea Turtle Research & Conservation - http://bit.ly/costaturtles

Visit our Sponsors:
TERRA AZUL™ See Whales & Dolphins - https://www.azoreswhalewatch.com

References:

Amaral A.R., et al. (2014). Hybrid Speciation in a Marine Mammal: The Clymene Dolphin (Stenella clymene). PLoS ONE 9(1): e83645.

Fioravanti, T. et al. (2022) Nothing is as it seems: genetic analyses on stranded fin
whales unveil the presence of a fin-blue whale hybrid in the Mediterranean Sea (Balaenopteridae),
The European Zoological Journal, 89:1, 590-600.

Gridley, T. et al. (2018). Hybridization in bottlenose dolphins—A case study of Tursiops aduncus × T. truncatus hybrids and successful backcross hybridization events. PLoS One. 2018; 13(9): e0201722.

Youtube Video References:

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin / Delphinus delphis in São Miguel, Azores
   • Short-Beaked Common Dolphin / Delphinus de...  

Bottlenose Dolphins in the Wild
   • Bottlenose Dolphins in the Wild (with orig...  

2020 Whale Watching Documentary: A Year In My Life
   • 2020 Whale Watching Documentary: A Year In...  

The Largest Gathering of Gigantic Fin Whales EVER FILMED
   • The Largest Gathering of Gigantic Fin Whal...  

Striped dolphins underwater: 15 minutes of wonder
   • Striped dolphins underwater: 15 minutes of...  

Why Do Spinner Dolphins Spin?
   • Why Do Spinner Dolphins Spin?  

The Risso's dolphin of the Gulf of Corinth
   • The Risso's dolphin of the Gulf of Corinth  

Fake killer whales vs dolphins
   • Fake killer whales vs dolphins