Lyle Krannichfeld & Brandi Romano
Two humpback whales got caught on-camera engaging in some very adult activities, the first photos of their kind featuring the species … and it turns out both the whales were dudes!
Here’s the deal … a just-published study in Marine Mammal Science features pics documenting a sexual encounter between a pair of humpback whales off the coast of Hawaii, reportedly the first photographs of two humpbacks ever having penetrative sex. History!
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After further examination, the photographers who took the pics — which the journal says were taken back in 2022 — found out they’d actually captured two male whales going at it … checking another first off the list in one fell swoop.
As it turns out, this attempted banging might not have been romantic in nature at all … ’cause researchers are saying the receiving whale was either sick or injured, and it seems the other whale came along and penetrated him as a show of force — using his fins to keep him from running off.
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The scientists say they’re not sure if the top whale was mistakenly trying to knock him up or just establishing dominance. The researchers admit this same-sex session could theoretically go down with two healthy whales, but that just hasn’t been documented yet.
BTW … it’s super rare to see a humpback whale penis ’cause it’s usually sheathed, so this photo’s really got everything going for it. The last attempted humpback whale sex sesh was photographed in ’98 … and that one, too, was male on male — albeit, dead vs. alive.
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In that instance, a male whale tried having sex with a separate dead male whale — not exactly a match made in heaven. It also doesn’t sound like that one was caught on camera.
Anyway, this recent encounter reportedly lasted 30 minutes — a very respectable time, if we do say so ourselves — and occurred just about 15 feet below the ocean’s surface.
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Next time you’re on a boat in the ocean, remember … you never know what animals are doing down below. Now, we know — they might be getting it on … males or otherwise!
