Mother–calf interactions and the behaviors of mothers during separation from their calves were examined in four Commerson’s dolphin ( Cephalorhynchus commersonii ) mother–calf pairs. Four infants were observed: 56.8 h over 30 days from birth to 263 days of age, 36.9 h over 20 days from birth to 149 days of age, 10.4 h over 3 days from birth to 2 days of age, and 15.0 h over 3 days from birth to 2 days of age. All four pairs sh...