Love-struck male humpback whale swims record-breaking 3 oceans, 8,106 miles for sex

https://interestingengineering.com/science/humpback-whale-swims-record-3-oceans-for-sex

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RandomStickman@fedia.io · 36 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I would swim 4000 miles and I would swim 4000 more

negativenull@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Just to be that whale who swam 8000 miles, To fall down at your door

bizarroland@fedia.io · 9 pts · 1y

Bah da dut duh! Bah da dut duh! Baddadum bahdadum bahdadah bad da dut dut dah!

MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Doesn’t matter. Got laid.

satanmat@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Got buff swimming hard. Ate krill, high in omega 3 fatty acids.

All for “love”

Respect

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Her parents must have not have been home.

Dkarma@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Mfw the girl next door is 3 oceans and 8100 miles away

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y

Thank goodness we have hands.

Cap@kbin.melroy.org · 7 pts · 1y

I think he got lost and didn't want to ask for directions. Eventually found a Zanzibarian princess, talked himself up about being a whale model, doing photo shoots for 9 years, and they hooked up. Next morning I guarantee he's asking the boys the quickest currents back to the eastern Pacific.

kerrigan778@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Same.