Comparing Activity Levels of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) During Snorkels to a Swimming Researcher

Authors

Sabrina Drouin, St. Mary's
Erika Aguirre, St. Mary's
Charles Lares, St. Mary's

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Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Keywords

Bottlenose dolphins; dolphins; swimming

Description

Bottlenose dolphins under professional care are provided with a range of enrichments that have a variety of features and levels of complexity at various frequencies (Lauderdale et al., 2022). In a previous study conducted by Brensing et al. (2015), they found that dolphins seemed to be attracted to adult swimmers, but only if they had ample space to swim. The purpose of this study is to examine dolphin activity level under two different conditions with humans in the water. We hypothesize that dolphin activity level will be higher during snorkel sessions than a single swimming researcher because there are more people in the water

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pdf

Size

1 page

City

San Antonio, Texas

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