Blue whales seen engaging in full-on combat during courtship ritual

April 13, 2024 11:28 AM

Blue whales seen engaging in full-on combat during spectacular courtship ritual. In a sight not seen in the area for more than two decades, male whales have been spotted racing and fighting to capture the attention of a female off South Australia's south-east coast.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (2 comments total)

Whales like threesomes, two males and one female. The males appear to sing to the females, call to each other, exchange fist bumps, and then take turns on the female. OK, I embellished that a little. No one has seen actual penis-in-vagina blue whale sex as far as I know. But humpback whales do indeed like a good threesome and have also been observed having gay sex.
posted by pracowity at 12:26 PM on April 13

The first half: good news; the second half: bad news.
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:26 PM on April 13