It is one of the rarest and most magical sights in the natural world. A bottlenose dolphin goes into labour . . . then a calf emerges, tail first. Mother guides baby gently to the surface, where they swim together for the first time. Very few dolphin births have been captured on film in such astonishing detail.

This one was recorded at a wildlife park pool in Rimini, Italy, where photographer Leandro Stanzani was in exactly the right place at the right time. Actually, I’m still looking for the video of this great magical process but I couldn’t find it so far. If you have the video, you also can put it here in this blog and I will credit for your link.

ANyway, more pictures after the jump.

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