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  2. Cetacean surfacing behaviour - Wikipedia

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    Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]

  3. Cetacean stranding - Wikipedia

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    The killer whales regularly demonstrate their competence by chasing seals up shelving gravel beaches, up to the edge of the water. The pursuing whales are occasionally partially thrust out of the sea by a combination of their own impetus and retreating water, and have to wait for the next wave to re-float them and carry them back to sea. [12]

  4. Turns out whales don't jump out of the water just for fun - AOL

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    Researchers studying the majestic creatures have discovered the animals aren't just jumping for fun -- it's an important way to communicate. Turns out whales don't jump out of the water just for ...

  5. Three humpback whales leap out water at same time in ... - AOL

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    Three humpback whales jumped out of the water in unison in Cape Cod in front of stunned onlookers on Monday, 24 July. Extraordinary footage captured by Robert Addie shows the huge creatures ...

  6. Cetacea - Wikipedia

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    Baleen whales have bristles made of keratin instead of teeth. The bristles filter krill and other small invertebrates from seawater. Grey whales feed on bottom-dwelling mollusks. Rorqual family (balaenopterids) use throat pleats to expand their mouths to take in food and sieve out the water. [14]

  7. Rare video catches an orca flipping a dolphin high into the ...

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    "Killer whales can easily travel 25 miles an hour," she said. "To punch a hole in the side of a dolphin and hit it so hard that it's jumping so high out of the water — the force is tremendous."

  8. Aerial locomotion in marine animals - Wikipedia

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    Various marine animals are capable of aerial locomotion, i.e., jumping out of the water and moving through air. Some possible reasons for this behavior are hunting, escaping from predators, and saving energy for swimming or breathing. Some of the jumping behaviors initiate gliding and taxiing in air, while some of them end up falling back to water.

  9. Whale - Wikipedia

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    Odontocetes are known as toothed whales; they have teeth and only one blowhole. They rely on their well-developed sonar to find their way in the water. Toothed whales send out ultrasonic clicks using the melon. Sound waves travel through the water. Upon striking an object in the water, the sound waves bounce back at the whale.