Dear MARMAM subscribers, We are very happy to share our new open-access publication: "The role of touch in marine mammal society: a review and future directions." Highlights: - Touch is involved in mediating social relationships across terrestrial species. - We review the knowledge and gaps on the social role of touch in marine mammals. - Touch mediates a range of relations and is often associated with social structure. - However, most studies have focused on only a few species or captive populations. - New technologies allow us to study social touch in previously hard-to-access taxa. Citation: Eguiguren A., Walmsley S., Feyrer L.J., Zwamborn L., Whitehead H. (2025). The role of touch in marine mammal society: a review and future directions. Animal Behaviour 230:123387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123387 Best regards, Ana Eguiguren PhD candidate Whitehead Lab - Dalhousie University email: aneguibur@gmail.com