The first complete hand-rearing of two neonatal finless porpoises.

Hand-rearing of marine mammals is an essential technique for the husbandry of orphans in captivity or the wild, especially endangered cetacean species. The purpose of the present study was to establish a method for successful hand-rearing and evaluate the nutritional state of neonatal finless porpoi...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Kasamatsu, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Ikuo Wakabayashi, Masami Furuta, Hiroki Inoue, Hidetomo Iwano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288891
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