A breaching humpback whale off New Caledonia in the South Pacific. (Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville via SWNS)
Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests a new study.
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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)
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