Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Dotty the Spotted Dolphin

Investigative guides about members of the animal kingdom. Featuring Dotty, a spotted dolphin who lives with family in the ocean in a group called a pod.

Sreath a tha a' toirt thugainn fiosrachadh a tha inntinneach agus iongantach mu chuid de na h-ainmhidhean as fhe脿rr leinn. An-diugh, tha sinn ag ionnsachadh mu Dotaidh, leumadair ballach 貌g a tha a' cur seachad a beatha san uisge c貌mhla ri m脿thair
ann am buidheann ris an canar pod.

Tro bheatha Dotaidh, gheibh sinn a-mach mu shaoghal iongantach nan leumadairean. Ch矛 sinn mar a tha iad a' fuireach ann am buidhnean teaghlaich dl霉th, mar a bhios iad a' c貌mhradh le cliogan is feadan agus mar a bhios iad a' cleachdadh fo-fhuaimean
agus ag obair gu gleusta mar sgioba airson iasg a ghlacadh ann an diofar dh貌ighean.

Ach, le siorcan m貌ra geala agus iasgairean tuna cuideachd aig muir, feumaidh Dotaidh ionnsachadh gu luath ma tha i gu bhith maireann.

Investigative guides which reveal amazing facts about members of the animal kingdom.

This episode features Dotty, a young spotted dolphin who lives in the ocean with her mum in a group called a pod. Being so young, Dotty won't get her spots for another year or so.

Through her story, we enter the extraordinary world of dolphins, discovering that they live in close family groups, chat in clicks and whistles and combine ultrasound with clever teamwork to come up with jaw-dropping strategies to hunt fish. But with great white sharks and tuna fishermen out there, Dotty has to learn fast if she's to survive.

22 minutes

Broadcasts