Dolphins raking each other for dominance.avi

Each group of dolphins, no matter how large or small, establishes an order of dominance. Dominance is determined by size and age as well as by a behavior called "raking". Raking involves an aggressive animal chasing a subdominant animal and using its teeth to scratch the subdominant across the tail upper body. These rake marks are superficial and will eventually diappear as the skin continuously sheds. Here a young male dolphin attempts to be the dominant animal by chasing and raking the other two males in the group.

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Pets & Animals

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• dolphin
• atlantic
• bottlenose
• rake
• skin
• dominant
• dominance
• pod
• marine
• mammal
• mirage
• las
• vegas
• order
• aggression
• charge
• superficial
• teeth