Do dolphins learn how to swim?

Answer 1

Eh, sort of. There is an amazing true story and I will tell it to you. It was a cold day in December and only one fisherman was out. But he saw something thrashing on the shore. A small baby dolphin lay on the beach, tangled in a crab trap while the fisherman called for help. The dolphin was taken to the Clearwater marine hospital where she was given the name, winter.but poor winter had so much dead tissue! The tissue fell off and off. One day, a horrible thing happened- winter entire tail fell off! How would a baby dolphin survive without a tail? Well, she surprised everyone with a new way of swimming. She swished her stump side to side! It really worked! She was really swimming. But it's not a happy ending yet. This unusual swimming motion caused spinal problems, so she had to stop. But, a prosthetic hospital heard about there problem and went to see what they could do. The hospital was called hansel. They shared knowledge about amputees while Clearwater hospital shared about dolphins. Soon, they agreed to make winter a prosthetic (fake) tail! But after a month, winter denied two tail frames. But hansel was smart and discovered winter needed a more comfortable sock! ( the sock goes under a prosthetic to make it comfortable). So when they fixed the sock, with one big swish, winter swam normally with her new tail! Today, winter still where's her prosthetic tail to swim and is now almost 7 years old. (dated 2012) she gets many visits from people- some with problems simalar to hers. She has inspired millions including myself. So technically, yes. A dolphin can swim without their tail:)

Answer 2

It tips its head and that is how it moves

Answer 3

Dolphins are born with a general idea of how to swim, just as human babies are born with the ability to cry. To them swimming is as simple as flexing a muscle.

Answer 4

Yes