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Older male whales more successful at mating as they’re better singers, shows study

A breaching humpback whale off New Caledonia in the South Pacific. (Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests a new study.

Older male whales more successful at mating as they’re better singers, shows study

A group of male humpback whales physically competing to be closest to the female of the group, as observed on their breeding ground in New Caledonia in the South Pacific. (Opération Cétacés/Claire Bonneville via SWNS)

Older male whales more successful at mating as they’re better singers, shows study

A humpback whale lunging its head out of the water with the New Caledonian coastline in the background. (Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville via SWNS)

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