Dolphin Mothers
Dolphin Mothers
Explicit
Fixation Rotation by Jessica & Sarah
Jun 17, 2026
40:41
Episode notes

Some people are Horse Girls but today we discover that Sarah is a Dolphin Girl. This week we dive into the surprisingly complicated world of dolphins, and if daily dolphin life isn't already complicated enough, dolphin motherhood turns it into an extreme sport.

Sources

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Janik, V. M., Sayigh, L. S., & Wells, R. S. (2006). Signature whistle shape conveys identity information to bottlenose dolphins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(21), 8293–8297.

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