Best Friendships Between Male Humpback Whales

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Just like us, Humpback whales have best friends. How they choose their best friends is a mystery, but something scientists do know is that they meet up once every year. Each year during feeding season, the whale best friends somehow find one another and feed together before splitting up once again. Humpback whales form long lasting bonds with other whales. Peculiarly, only female humpback whales have best friends, but it has been said that males have also had best friends in the past. Some scientists have come to believe that male Humpback whales don’t form these bonds at all. Other scientists believe that male whales can form these friendships, but they only form them with females for a short amount of time. Friendships between male whales