研究人员在澳大利亚黄金海岸南部观察到一起罕见现象：一只母座头鲸在其死亡幼鲸身旁停留了数小时，可能长达数天1。母鲸表现出持续的陪伴行为，包括保持眼神接触、靠近幼鲸，并在数小时甚至可能数天内将自己定位在幼鲸旁1。
格里菲斯大学鲸鱼和气候研究项目主任奥拉夫·梅内克博士指出，这种行为在须鲸中极为罕见1。该观察已被记录在研究论文《座头鲸死后照顾静产幼鲸的首次记录》中，发表于《Discover Animals》期刊2026年第3卷第1期1。这一发现为理解座头鲸的情感复杂性、母性依恋和潜在的哀悼行为提供了新的见解1。
Researchers witnessed a mother humpback whale remaining beside her apparently stillborn calf for hours and possibly several days near the southern Gold Coast of Australia in 2025.1 The mother maintained close proximity to the deceased calf, kept eye contact, and positioned herself next to it throughout the extended period, exhibiting behaviors resembling nurturing and nursing care.1 According to Dr. Olaf Meynecke, director of the Whale and Climate Research Program at Griffith University, such behavior is extremely rare among baleen whales.1
The observation has provided researchers with unprecedented insight into the emotional complexity of humpback whales, including their capacity for grief and maternal attachment.1 The findings have been documented in a research paper titled "First Record of Post-Mortem Care of a Stillborn Humpback Whale Calf," published in the journal Discover Animals, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2026.1
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