"Some people call me Maurice." Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
A study from two Australian researchers from the University of Sydney shows that male humpbacks who sing while migrating have better luck with the ladies than those who don't.
Michael Noad and a group of colleagues tracked a population of humpbacks while it migrated to its Antarctic breeding grounds.
Noad found that male humpbacks who sing while migrating averaged only 2.5 km/hour as opposed to non-singing males who averaged 4 km/hour. Noad and his team are speculating that by slowing down and singing the males allow…
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