Reproduction
Dolphins are known to take part in mating activities for purposes other than reproduction. They may do so out of emotional bonding as humans do.
The female will mate with the male who is the strongest and most dominant. The males can be very aggressive with females that aren’t very responsive; the male can quickly become impatient too with a female that doesn’t want to mate with him. If the female is responsive to the male, then she seems to be more relaxed. There is lots of touching and interacting with a pair of dolphins before the mating takes place. The pair will likely mate several times over a period of a few days, then the male will move on and go looking for other females he could mate with.
The mating process is where the male’s penis is inserted into the female’s genital slit and sperm is released, this typically lasts about one minute.
The female will mate with the male who is the strongest and most dominant. The males can be very aggressive with females that aren’t very responsive; the male can quickly become impatient too with a female that doesn’t want to mate with him. If the female is responsive to the male, then she seems to be more relaxed. There is lots of touching and interacting with a pair of dolphins before the mating takes place. The pair will likely mate several times over a period of a few days, then the male will move on and go looking for other females he could mate with.
The mating process is where the male’s penis is inserted into the female’s genital slit and sperm is released, this typically lasts about one minute.