Whales are a kind of mammal. Their reproductive methods are basically the same as those of mammals. The following are their reproductive methods:
1. Courtship: During the breeding season, whales often gather in one place to carry out their courtship activities. The courtship activities of different species of whales are different. Some whales are violent in courtship, such as humpback whales, which show their strength by fighting with their own sex. Some whales woo by singing, but this song is incomprehensible to humans because all we can hear is noise.
2. Mating: After courtship is the process of mating. In this process, the male whale will be on the top, the female whale will be on the bottom, the male will tilt his body, with the stomach to touch the female's side body.
3. Giving birth to offspring: After that is the gestation period of female whales, which sometimes takes a year or more, that is to say, longer than that of humans. After this stage is over, it is production. Newborn baby whales can swim, but they can't hunt yet. They stay with their mother for about six months before they learn to stand on their own two feet.
There are different species of whales, and the specific period of their breeding is also different. For example, humpback whales breed from October to March, while some whales tend to breed in July or August. It should be noted that the climate of the northern and southern hemispheres is different, which will also lead to their specific breeding time is different.
