Two male humpback whales were photographed having sex in Hawaii, with experts calling the encounter a “scientific breakthrough” for a species whose sexual behavior has largely remained a mystery.

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Two humpback whales were photographed having sex for the first time, a new study said. Both of the humpback whales were male, the study added. The rare event occurred off the coast of Maui, Hawaii ...

A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way.

Two male humpback whales were photographed having sex off the coast of Maui. According to a new report from the Marine Mammal Science journal, this is the first time a sexual encounter of any kind ...

(CNN) — A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a ...

Photographers captured the sexual encounter of two adult male humpback whales in the waters west of Maui, Hawaii, on Jan. 19, 2022. (Lyle Krannichfeld and Brandi Romano) The authors said that the ...

Photographers captured the sexual encounter of two adult male humpback whales in the waters west of Maui, Hawaii, on Jan. 19, 2022. (Lyle Krannichfeld and Brandi Romano) The authors said that the ...

Photographers captured the sexual encounter of two adult male humpback whales in the waters west of Maui, Hawaii, on Jan. 19, 2022. (Lyle Krannichfeld and Brandi Romano) ...

The mournful, curiously repetitious yet ever-changing songs of male humpback whales have long puzzled scientists. Now, scientists report that even sexually immature males join older males in ...

A pair of Humpback whales were photographed mating for the first time ever recently. Both were males. The finding has shocked the scientific community, who never have been able to document whales ...

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest ...