{"id":25642,"date":"2025-06-04T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=25642"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:43:03","slug":"three-generations-of-dolphins-documented-for-the-first-time-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/three-generations-of-dolphins-documented-for-the-first-time-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Generations of Dolphins Documented for the First Time in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An extraordinary photo was taken earlier this week (Sunday) off the coast of Tel Aviv: three generations of dolphins\u2014a well-known female named &#8220;Hawks,&#8221; her daughter, and a newborn calf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25 Years of Research<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to researchers, this is the first documentation of its kind as part of the long-term study led by the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station at the University of Haifa and the nonprofit organization Delphis.<\/p>\n<p>The images were collected during a routine marine survey conducted as part of a 25-year monitoring effort of Israel\u2019s dolphin population. The photographs were identified by Kim Kobo, a researcher from the University of Haifa, who was thrilled to discover that alongside the veteran dolphin Hawks, her daughter\u2014once a calf herself\u2014was seen swimming with a new, smaller calf, apparently the third generation.<\/p>\n<p>Kobo explained, \u201cFew individuals can recognize when their offspring have separated from their mothers.\u201d She added that Hawks had previously been seen with two calves, in 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25645\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25645 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-19-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-19-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-19-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-19-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-19-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-19.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three generations of dolphins | Photo: Meital Markovitz, Delphis volunteer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25646\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25646 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-5-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-5-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-5-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-5.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three generations of dolphins | Photo: Meital Markovitz, Delphis volunteer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Common Bottlenose Dolphin \u2013 Not Endangered, But Rare<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to Dr. Mia Elasar of Delphis, the dolphins observed belong to the common bottlenose species\u2014the most widespread of the two dolphin species found in Israel, with an estimated population of around 360 individuals. While not classified as endangered, sightings like these provide valuable insight into the status of marine wildlife along the Mediterranean coast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Collaboration of Science, Volunteers, and the Sea<\/strong><br \/>\nThe survey was conducted in cooperation with the \u201cDerech HaYam\u201d (Way of the Sea) club in Herzliya and Delphis volunteers who were specially trained as marine surveyors. The researchers emphasize the importance of public involvement in scientific research and in protecting biodiversity in the open sea.<\/p>\n<p>Delphis stated: \u201cIf you encounter a marine mammal, keep your distance, guide curious bystanders away, take photographs, and report the sighting to Delphis or to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of a marine research project, a well-known female dolphin was documented for the first time alongside her daughter\u2014and a new calf, believed to be the third generation in the family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":25644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[6378,6377,3125,6379,6376,6375,4489,1523,3866,6380],"class_list":["post-25642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","tag-bottlenose-dolphin","tag-delphis","tag-dolphins","tag-israeli-marine-life","tag-marine-conservation","tag-marine-research","tag-mediterranean-sea","tag-tel-aviv","tag-university-of-haifa","tag-wildlife-observation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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