kohola-kai: Levitating Whales Humpback whales are often…
Levitating Whales
Humpback whales are often considered to be the most acrobatic of the great whales, often exhibiting breaching behaviors.
A breach is defined as “a jump in which at least 40% of the body leaves the water” (via Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals). Despite their massive size, Humpback whales will occasionally display full, 100% breaches in which they appear to “levitate” when photographed, like in some of the above images
To accomplish a full breach, Humpback whales must break the surface at ~15 knots (8 m/s)-
nearly their maximum speed!
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