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Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance long term survival chances

Belugas swim in the sea off Alaska. (Photo taken by Lisa Barry with permission from Amelia Brower / NOA via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research.

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance long term survival chances

An aggregation of adult beluga whales in a bay during the summer in the High Arctic. Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research. (Greg O’Corry-Crowe and Cortney Watt, Arctic Whale Research Program via SWNS)

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance long term survival chances

Two beluga whale cow-calf pairs in a shallow river estuary in the High Arctic. (Greg O’Corry-Crowe and Cortney Watt, Arctic Whale Research Program via SWNS)

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance long term survival chances

A group of beluga whale bulls in a bay during the summer in the High Arctic. (Greg O’Corry-Crowe and Cortney Watt, Arctic Whale Research Program via SWNS)

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