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  2. Cetacean surfacing behaviour - Wikipedia

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    Whales are more likely to breach when they are in groups, suggesting that it is a non-verbal signal to other group members during social behaviour. Scientists have called this theory "honest signalling". The immense cloud of bubbles and underwater disturbance following a breach cannot be faked; neighbours then know a breach has taken place.

  3. Whale - Wikipedia

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    Whales evolved from land-living mammals, and must regularly surface to breathe air, although they can remain underwater for long periods of time. Some species, such as the sperm whale, can stay underwater for up to 90 minutes. [2] They have blowholes (modified nostrils) located on top of their heads, through which air is taken in and expelled.

  4. Physiology of underwater diving - Wikipedia

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    The skim-feeders are right whales, grey whales, pygmy right whales, and sei whales (which also lunge feed). To feed, skim-feeders swim with an open mouth, filling it with water and prey. Prey must occur in sufficient numbers to trigger the whale's interest, be within a certain size range so that the baleen plates can filter it, and be slow ...

  5. Cetacea - Wikipedia

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    Sperm whales have the largest brain mass of any animal on Earth, averaging 8,000 cm 3 (490 in 3) and 7.8 kg (17 lb) in mature males. [28] The brain to body mass ratio in some odontocetes, such as belugas and narwhals, is second only to humans. [29] In some whales, however, it is less than half that of humans: 0.9% versus 2.1%. [citation needed]

  6. Category:Video games set underwater - Wikipedia

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    Feeding Frenzy (video game) Feeding Frenzy 2; Finding Nemo (video game) Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters; The Fish Files; Fish Fillets NG; Fish Tank (video game) Fishdom; Fishing Derby; FishVille; Flow (video game) Fluid (video game) Freddi Fish; Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds; Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse

  7. Tubercle effect - Wikipedia

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    [2] One organism that tubercles are notable in is the humpback whale. [2] [5] [1] The tubercles on humpback whales are located on the leading edge of the flippers. [2] [5] The tubercles allow the very large whales to execute tight turns underwater and swim efficiently; [5] a task imperative for the humpback whales feeding. [2]

  8. Southern right whale - Wikipedia

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    Like right whales in other oceans, southern right whales feed almost exclusively on zooplankton, particularly krill. [5] They feed just beneath the water's surface, holding their mouths partly open and skimming water continuously while swimming. They strain the water out through their long baleen plates to capture their prey. A southern right ...

  9. Harpooned - Wikipedia

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    The game opens with the instruction "Perform research on the whales by shooting them with your explosive harpoons". After killing a whale the ship collects its meat and the player is rewarded with a higher score for collecting more meat before a timer runs out, triggering a "scientific combo".