On the morning of August 31, Nanjing Yangtze River Observer Mr. Wu was on the surface of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and was pleasantly surprised to see that a finless porpoise cub suddenly appeared in the waters of the Nanjing Yangtze River. According to the finless porpoise protection volunteer According to Mr. Zhewu, this little finless porpoise cub is about a foot long after giving birth. The little finless porpoise is lively and cute. When he first came to this world, he didn't have a strong sense of direction. It was running rampant everywhere like a little black pig.
Under the meticulous care of her mother, the little finless porpoise quickly adapted to the natural environment of the Yangtze River and stopped running around. At noon that day, I was swimming on the back of the female porpoise. After observation, it was found that the young porpoise was eating breast milk. So far, the little finless porpoise has passed the most critical moment. It has only been three months. The length of the little finless porpoise is already 50 cm. The little finless porpoise has a strong ability to imitate. Following her mother, she quickly learned to swim in various postures, and even learned to jump and roll. Moreover, she saw her mother sometimes spit out water. Stringing bubbles is very fun. The little finless porpoise learns after a few trials. He often spit out the water and then chased the bubbles in the water. It was very fun and super cute.
△Finless porpoise swim freely
According to Mr. Wu, the mother finless porpoise gave birth to the small finless porpoise in June this year, which caused continuous curiosity and great attention from Mr. Taken. 3 months of tracking and recording.
At present, this little finless porpoise cub is healthy, well-developed, and has abundant behaviors, and it has started to show frequent jumping and smiling behaviors. The mother of the finless porpoise was very patient when she was breastfeeding. The little finless porpoise’s mouth rubbed her mother’s back to express her willingness to breastfeed. The mother and the child are about to get out of water and breathe. This kind of breastfeeding has to be repeated several times a day.
△ Finless porpoise swims freely
The small finless porpoise also had a thrilling scene,On August 28, when a probe was playing in the water, a hungry eagle suddenly swooped at the little finless porpoise. The mother finless porpoise jumped out of the river in a thunderous manner and opened her mouth to scare the hungry eagle, the mother finless porpoise. He also slapped the eagle with his tail, and the eagle dared not approach anymore, so he quickly ran away.
△ Finless porpoise avoids the eagle
According to experts, the complete weaning of small finless porpoises usually takes about half a year of age. Now they still use breast milk as a supplement for small fish. Gradually, he had to catch small fish by himself instead of breast milk, and he also began to be more independent. This indicates that the population of the Nanjing finless porpoise is increasing, and the ecological environment of the Yangtze River has been restored with obvious results.
