Humpback Whales Caught Humping
The first observation of humpback whale copulation reveals a surprise. The post Humpback Whales Caught Humping appeared first on Nautilus.
Two photographers in Maui, out on a boat, spotted a pair of humpback whales in January 2022. They cut the engine and drifted, as the whales approached their boat and began to circle, just 15 feet or so below the surface. Dipping their cameras a foot into the water, they started snapping pictures.
Over the next half hour, the photographers caught the first recordings known to science of humpback whales having sex. With its pectoral fins, one whale gripped the other skinnier whale,
