The bro bonds of sperm whales -- Science & Technology -- Sot

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The finding that male sperm whales have male friends bucks the long-standing assumption about sperm whale behavior. Scientists have long believed that male sperm whales are among nature's loneliest creatures. Unlike female sperm whales, which spend their entire lives living in matrilineal societies among their female kin, males get kicked out of their mothers' pods once they reach sexual maturity and then spend the majority of their lives alone.
Or so we thought.
has found evidence that male sperm whales can develop strong, long-lasting bonds, forming friendships with other males that can last for at least five years.

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