Humpback whale recovery is changing who fathers the calves

ScienceDaily
Mar 5, 2026, 8:19 pm67 pts
A new study shows that as humpback whale populations recover from past whaling, older males are gaining a major advantage in reproduction. Early in the recovery, breeding groups were dominated by younger whales. But as more mature males returned, they increasingly fathered more calves than their younger rivals.…

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