https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx Why do humpback whales jump out of the water? en-us 2017-07-05 17:29:41 UTC 2025-11-10 21:54:28 UTC hello@padlet.com roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178141056 Humpback whales will sometimes perform a breach. The whale will jump almost vertically out of the water, and smack into the water. ]]> 2017-07-05 22:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178141056 roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178141660 2017-07-05 22:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178141660 roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178141702 Humpback Whales have many reasons for breaching. The might breach to show fitness to potential mates, remove parasites, scaring prey, warn about an approaching predator, or to breathe cleaner air during a rough storm.]]> 2017-07-05 22:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178141702 roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178142123 The characteristics of this activity are the whale accelerating(usually at 29 km/h, at a slight angle, from the water and having more than 40% of its body leave the ocean, and then having the whale smack its mass onto the surface.]]> 2017-07-05 22:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178142123 roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178142388 This activity is an adaptation, because of how useful it is in the whales lives. Breaching helps these whales by allowing the organisms to communicate and say there are predators coming, it helps remove parasites, helps some whales survive dangerous sea storms, and may be used as play.]]> 2017-07-05 22:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178142388 roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178142748 Social behavior, such as breaching is very beneficial to species. Social behavior can help species by allowing them to find food easier, help protect against predators, and can help organisms, such as dolphins, play with each other]]> 2017-07-05 22:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178142748 roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178143466 Source 1: http://consciousbreathadventures.com/breaching/
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http://what-when-how.com/marine-mammals/breaching-marine-mammals/]]> 2017-07-05 23:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178143466 roby_396905 https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178143809 Breaching isn't just great for whales, they also help warn other animals of predators. Humans enjoy watching breaches to.]]> 2017-07-05 23:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/roby_396905/jx332k7idcvx/wish/178143809