How Long Are Dolphins Pregnant? Inside the Spinner Dolphin Birth Story

There is nothing quite like watching a newborn dolphin calf take its first breath beside its mother in the open Pacific. Hawaii's spinner dolphins carry their young for close to a year, and the journey from conception to a leaping, spinning calf racing through Hawaiian waters is one of the most breathtaking stories in the sea. Here is everything you need to know about how spinner dolphins get pregnant, what birth looks like underwater, and how pods care for their newest members.

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