Moment Baby Dolphin Frolics With Happy Mum At German Zoo

Story By: Lee BullenSub-EditorMarija Stojkoska,  Agency: Newsflash

Video Credit: Zoo Duisburg, F. Thaller/Newsflash

This is the moment a cute baby dolphin frolics and spirals underwater with its happy mum.

The young female dolphin was born at Duisburg Zoo in the city of Duisburg located in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia at the end of September.

Picture Credit: Zoo Duisburg, F. Thaller/Newsflash

Delphi, the 28-year-old mother, has been caring for the cute calf since giving birth.

The mum is supported by caring zookeepers who monitor the calf’s progress while its immune system is still developing.

Delphi is said to be an exemplary mother after her calf’s arrival, the zoo said in a statement this week.

Immediately after birth, the mother accompanied her young offspring to the surface of the water where it took its first deep breath.

Picture Credit: Zoo Duisburg, F. Thaller/Newsflash

Zoo spokesperson Christian Schreiner said the calf does not yet have a name, and that it should begin with ‘D’ after its mother’s first name.

Mum Delphi was born in Duisburg herself and has gone on to successfully raise three calves in recent years.

Along with her unnamed tot, Delphi has given birth to daughters Dorte in 2011 and Debbie in 2015.

The father, called Ivo, is over 40 years old and lives with the pod of eight dolphins in the zoo’s dolphinarium.

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