Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode Gender reveal!
Tales from the Lagoon~ Episode - Gender Reveal!
Yesterday the dolphin I call Momma came in with her young calf I call River. I met Momma in November 2017 and found out she was a female when she showed up with her baby around June of 2018. I named that baby Indy after the Indian River Lagoon. It seemed natural to name this one baby River.
Momma and River came in with Momma Remi and Baby Roo. Roo and River enjoyed time playing with each other, rolling around and popping out of the water like popcorn. I think the babies were so distracted with each other that each mom and baby left the area for a while giving the mom and baby who stayed, some quiet time to nurse and relax.
While Momma and River were enjoying the lagoon to themselves, River found a mangrove seed and had the time of her life tossing it up and chasing it around. Luckily while playing she rolled over on her back showing her belly!
Female dolphins have a division sign on their lower belly and male dolphins have an exclamation point. When River rolled over I could tell she was a female!
Very exciting day for sure! More tales to share, so stay tuned!
Disclaimer: The names are not official, just names I call them.
PS- The sunrise for Tuesday is the previous post.
River loves to play with mangrove seeds
Momma is in the background, Momma Remi is the tip in the foreground and Baby River and Roo are in the center
It’s a girl!