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Love-struck male humpback whale swims record-breaking 3 oceans, 8,106 miles for sex (interestingengineering.com)

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[–] Cap@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 3 months ago

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.