Editing Homosexual behavior in animals (section)

==== Humpback whales ====
In 2022, photographers captured the first-ever images of [[Humpback whale|humpback whales]] mating, both of which were males, off the coast of [[Maui]]. The whales were observed for 30 minutes, with one whale using its penis to penetrate the genital slit of the other.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuta |first=Sarah |title=These Photos Are the First to Show Humpback Whales Mating—and Both Are Males |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-photos-are-the-first-to-show-humpback-whales-mating-and-both-are-males-180983890/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Stack |first1=Stephanie H. |last2=Krannichfeld |first2=Lyle |last3=Romano |first3=Brandi |date=2024-02-27 |title=An observation of sexual behavior between two male humpback whales |journal=Marine Mammal Science |volume=40 |issue=3 |language=en |doi=10.1111/mms.13119 |issn=0824-0469|doi-access=free |bibcode=2024MMamS..40E3119S |hdl=10072/430033 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>