Assertion: killer whale's calf | /r/HasProperty | born
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: to help minimize drowning
type: PURPOSE
value: from april
type: TEMPORAL
value: during the spring migration
type: TEMPORAL
value: successfully
type: MANNER
value: tail-first
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: After the calves are born, the male whales actually assume the nurturing role.
text: Typically dolphins give birth to a single calf, which is, unlike most other mammals, born tail first in most cases.
text: A mother killer whale stays close to her newborn calf and attentively directs its movements.
text: One study suggests that calves (newborn dolphins) will tend to eat a higher percentage of food in body weight than adult dolphins in order to help them grow and develop.
text: The calves are usually born tail-first, though some head-first deliveries have occurred.
text: One calf is born every 3 – 5 years.
text: The whale babies are called calves and generally only one calf at a time is born, although exceptions do happen from time to time.
text: After the calves are born, the male whales actually assume the nurturing role.
text: More than 30 calves have been successfully born and raised throughout SeaWorld's collection of killer whales.
text: The gestation period is about 16-17 months and the calf is born tail first (this is normal for cetaceans) and near the surface, usually between October and March.
text: This species shares many life history traits with other mammals that are known to commit infanticide (see1), such as a high lactation to gestation ratio58, a society where individuals live in stable mixed sex groups where calves are born year round71 and a breeding system that is monopolized by a minority of mature males46.
text: Calves are born during the spring migration, from April to June.
text: As soon as a calf is born, it is taken to the surface of the water quickly in order to catch its first breath.
text: Calves are born just six feet in length, and will feed on the mother’s milk for up to two years.
text: The calf is usually born tail first, and must move quickly to the surface to take its first breaths.
text: A baby orca or calf is usually born tail first.
text: Most cows give births to one single calf, which is born tail first to help minimize drowning.