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The sex secrets of killer whales
Killer whales are βincredibly tactile, I would say, sexual creaturesβ, says Deborah Giles who is Director of Research at the Center for Whale Research in the United States. Old matriarch whales are hugely important in the life of their family groups, and that may include providing βsex educationβ to the younger males. βGilesβ also explains to Victoria Gill the orca practise of βsword fightingβ.
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