What we can be pretty certain about is that they do not do it to entertain us humans but for some purpose beneficial to their survival. It takes a certain combination of circumstance, mood, timing and luck to see a whale jump. But of course, when it happens it is truly a magical and humbling experience. Read More Articles , News. News Articles Sightings Contact Us.
A Humpback Whale does a full breach! Photo Credit to Captain Yves with a zoom lens. Why Do Whales Jump? A Humpback Whale breaches with mountains in the distance, photo taken with zoom lens and cropped. Transient Orca. Photo taken by Naturalist Emma with a zoomed lens and heavily cropped. Removing the Elwha Damn. Whale Surfacing Behaviors. Whales, or to use the scientific word 'Cetaceans ' can spend much of their life below the surface. But once. How do Whales Sleep? How Do Whales Sleep? Whales are air breathing mammals just like us.
They must surface to breathe. So how do. Researchers, whale watchers, sailors, carnival cruisers and many more who have spotted these spectacular creatures in the wild, can testify that they all have personality and spirit. With that personality and spirit comes a desire to express it, so while whales jump and breach, it may just be a way for them to enjoy life and exert their energy. Thankfully, our incredible team and passionate passengers have and continue to be fellow recipients of these breathtaking jumps, breaches, and wild splashes.
The sights have been nothing less than stellar and stunning, as onlookers catch more than fantastic photos of these amazing animals, but are also pleasantly caught off guard by their breathtaking breaches and jumps. To see a massive animal almost take flight to propel their colossal sized self out of the water is remarkable and unforgettable.
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Email this page to a friend. Porpoising is a form of jumping defined as high-speed jumping alternated with periods of swimming close to the surface. Because air is less dense than water, the act of jumping while traveling at high speeds expends less energy than staying in the water. Porpoising is most often connected to acts of hunting when the rate is of the essence. Check out this video of a pod porpoising. On the other hand, large whales — like a humpback — are more likely to breach.
Whales do this by diving down to a sufficient depth, and then, using only their flukes or tails , they swim toward the surface. While doing so, they need to gather enough speed to propel themselves out of the water. You can imagine such a feat requires a lot of effort to achieve. So why do it? There are many reasons why a whale might breach. One is to pass information between conspecifics members of the same species. Humpbacks have notably been seen breaching more often when groups of whales are coming together or separating.
We cannot be sure what they are communicating exactly — a salutation or display of social status. Despite how peaceful many find the ocean, it is a bustling and loud environment. The sea becomes even louder in times of storms. Therefore, it is essential to have inventive strategies to communicate with others.
Though whales can make vocal sounds to communicate, those sounds can be lost during times of louder ambient noise. Like trying to call your friend across a crowded room. Instead of continuing to yell, you might try a new strategy. Maybe even jumping up and down. Scientists have observed whales breaching more frequently during times of increased surface wind compared to calmer weather.
The sound created when their bodies smash back onto the surface might break through the noise of waves crashing or boat propellers. As stated previously, breaching is an energetically costly activity. Scientists have noticed that breaching frequency increases when migratory whales such as humpbacks, grey, and right whales reach their winter breeding grounds. Breaching is particularly costly at breeding grounds as whales are not feeding for months at a time.
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