Do dolphins eat their babies?

Question

Does a dolphin eat a baby dolphin? Do dolphins eat their babies? 

Answer 1

Not just dolphins many other animals kill their own babies, not just the human race, the animal race can also be cruel sometimes. There can be many reasons behind this cruelty.

Answer 2

On some occasions, dolphins do eat their babies but there has been no evidence to prove so. This act is known as infanticide.

Answer 3

It is also the same principle of 'infanticide' that dolphins can kill their babies. Although I am not sure if they eat them like cats who do this with their kittens.

Answer 4

Dolphins can kill their babies but their no evidence of eating them. The mother dolphins stay close and attentively to the calf's movements. She carries in the to her slipstream and hydrodynamic wake that develops as the mother wims.

Answer 5

Yes dolphins eat their young ones, they depends on other small aquatic animals for food like small dolphins, seabirds,walrus,seals, Sea Lions

Answer 6

Yes, dolphin kill their young own babies , baby dolphin have wash up alongside the deaths popoises and some scientists think all the porpoises slaughtered are just practice of some old fashion infanticide

Answer 7

Baby dolphins don't eat their babies but they can kill them. There are several reasons for this behaviour like: 

1.not enough food 

2. Competition with other dolphins 

3. Territorial issues

Answer 8

No, dolphins do not eat their babies. In fact, dolphins are highly social animals that exhibit complex maternal behavior and care for their young.

Answer 9

Dolphins kill their own babies. Baby dolphins have washed up alongside the dead porpoises, and some scientists think that all the porpoise-slaughter was just practice for some old-fashioned infanticide

Answer 10

No, dolphins do not eat their babies. Dolphins are extremely social and protective of their young, and will often work together to protect their offspring from predators. Additionally, dolphins have a strong bond with their young, and will often stay with them for several years, teaching them how to hunt and survive in the wild.