Dolphins seen queuing to use coral to treat skin infections in Red Sea
Telegraph, 19 May 2022
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Queuing at the chemist might seem a uniquely human activity, but scientists have found that dolphins also line up at reefs to get their flippers on medicinal corals and sponges.
The strange phenomenon was first observed 13 years ago by biologists from the University of Zurich in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast, but researchers were unclear what the creatures were doing.
The team noticed that a pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins would queue nose-to-tail and take turns to rub themselves against corals. The rubbing often happened after a nap, and the animals were curiously specific about the corals and sponges they chose.
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Queuing at the chemist might seem a uniquely human activity, but scientists have found that dolphins also line up at reefs to get their flippers on medicinal corals and sponges.
The strange phenomenon was first observed 13 years ago by biologists from the University of Zurich in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast, but researchers were unclear what the creatures were doing.
The team noticed that a pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins would queue nose-to-tail and take turns to rub themselves against corals. The rubbing often happened after a nap, and the animals were curiously specific about the corals and sponges they chose.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/19/dolphins-use-coral-clinics-treat-skin-infections/
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