Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom's friend helped

Dolphin Calf Birth - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo staff.

The dolphin calf was born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago early Saturday morning as a team of veterinarians monitored and cheered on the mom, a 38-year-old bottlenose dolphin named Allie.