Whale surfacing behaviour is often unique among marine mammals and marine life in general. Various behaviours such as breaching, porpoising, lobtailing, and others are heavily documented in both scientific literature on cetaceans and in the popular imagination. Some non-cetacian marine creatures also exhibit breaching behavior, such as several shark species and the "Flying rays" of the Mobula genus.
Read more about Whale Surfacing Behaviour: Breaching, Lunging, and Porpoising, Spyhopping, Lobtailing and Slapping, Logging, Peduncle Throw
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