Beluga whales shake their melons | Science News

Published: 02 May 2024
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Two belugas at an aquarium bob their heads up and down, shaking their blobs of forehead fat — called melons — at one another. One of five distinct melon shapes that the whales make, “shake” seems to be associated with courtship and sexual behaviors, a new study suggests.
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Video: J.T. Richard et al/Animal Cognition 2024


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