Sexual behaviour


ERE - ERECTION

Male showing penis out genital slit.

Reference

Slooten E. (1994) Behavior of Hector’ s Dolphin: classifying behavior by sequence analysis. Journal of Mammalogy, 75.4, 956-964.

Inia geoffrensis


GRD - GENITAL RUB ON DOLPHINS

Genital rubs (on conspecifics).

Reference

Herzing D.L. & Johnson C.M. (1997) Interspecific interactions between Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Bahamas, 1985-1995. Aquatic Mammals,  23.2, 85-99.

Inia geoffrensis


PIN - PENIS INSERTION

Penis inserted into blow hole/anus of other (male or female).

Reference

Ostman J.S.O. & Folkens P.A. (1996) A vocabulary to describe cetacean behavior. University of California, Santa Cruz pp.26.

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