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Love is in the ocean: Killer whales seen French kissing in Norway

Love is in the ocean: Killer whales seen French kissing in Norway

Gail P Sherman
Jun 29, 2025
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Killer whales continue to surprise us. Earlier this month, we learned that the largest members of the dolphin family use kelp to exfoliate each other. Now, a new study in the journal Oceans reveals another social activity — kissing. Citizen scientists snorkeling in the Kvænangen fjords in Norway caught two killer whales engag…

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