🐋🌊 New #research into #Alaska's #BristolBay beluga whales reveals a surprising social strategy. Instead of a few dominant males, these long-lived #whales take a "plenty of #fish in the sea" approach, frequently switching partners to maintain genetic #health.

This flexible mating system helps their small, isolated population avoid inbreeding.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/beluga-whales-sex-lives/

#marinebiology #biology #wildlife #conservation #science #nature #ecology #ocean