The right, humpback, and sperm whales are the most widely observed jumpers. However other baleen whales such as fin, blue, minke, gray and sei whales also breach.

2014年5月22日 · This fin #whale (Balaenoptera physalus) breached completely out of the water 3 times in the Strait of Gibraltar on the 22/05/2014, make sure you watch it until the end. Filmed by Séréna one of...

Fin whales are the second largest species of whale. Footage taken on board Whale SENSE accredited whale watch, Hyannis Whale Watcher. Find out more about fin...

2023年8月24日 · The fin whale, the second largest whale after the blue whale, is rarely seen jumping out of the water. In fact, the present study revealed that as few as 3.74% of sightings included breaches. Out of 721 encounters with these …

A spout (or blow) is the cloud of air and condensed water vapor that forms when a whale exhales. A humpback spout is bushy and 10-16 feet high, a right whale has a distinctive V-shaped blow, and a fin whale spout may reach more than 40 feet. Minke whale blows are barely visible.

2024年3月8日 · From a whale breaching its entire body above the water to its massive jaw scooping and straining prey, explore this visual guide to discover which behaviors you may encounter on your next whale watching expedition. Plus, see how you can join life-saving conservation efforts when you report your whale sightings.

2023年1月31日 · This study aimed to investigate the influence that environmental parameters, social factors, and anthropogenic disturbance may have on breaching behavior in fin whales to deepen the understanding of these displays.

2025年1月1日 · Almost all whales are known to breach, particularly the baleen whales. The most famous and frequent breachers are the humpback whales, right whales, and sperm whales. The more uncommon baleen breachers include the gray, blue, minke, sei, Bryde’s, and fin whales.

A recent study investigated whether environmental parameters, social factors, and anthropogenic disturbance can have an effect on fin whale breaching in the Mediterranean Sea.

This study aimed to investigate the influence that environmental parameters, social factors, and anthropogenic disturbance may have on breaching behavior in fin whales to deepen the understanding of these displays.

2023年11月13日 · Breaching is an out-of-water activity performed by whale species, with humpback whales taking the lead as the whale with the most breaches. A whale breach is when it propels its body out of water for a few seconds. There are two types of breaching: a full breach and a half breach.

Like all other large whales, the fin whale was a prized kill during the "heyday" of whaling, from 1840 to 1861. It remained so into the 20th century but decades of over harvesting contributed to declining numbers through the late 20th century. Over 725,000 fin whales were reportedly taken from the Southern Hemisphere between 1905 and 1976.

2025年1月21日 · Fin whales have dark brown-grey pigmentation on their backs and white on their underside, but are most identifiable by their unusual asymmetrical colouring on their lower jaw, which is always dark on the left and light on the right. ... as they rarely reveal their entire body when breaching, multiple fin whales have been found with fishing gear ...

2019年12月5日 · Fin whales are the world’s second-largest whale species and can measure 80-plus feet and weigh as much as 70 tons. Because of their immense size, they rarely breach, which makes the photo...

2020年3月11日 · The largest species of whales rarely breach: blue whales and sei whales almost never breach (Whitehead, 1985b), while fin whales breach rarely and frequent breaching may be confined to specific populations (Marini et al., 1996).

2020年8月25日 · In fin whales and blue whales, breaches are rare. Seaman and whale aficionado Jacques Gélineau has only ever had the chance to see a fin whale breach once, despite having spent dozens of summers on the water.

2014年5月28日 · Fin whales are the world’s second largest whale species and can measure 80-plus feet, and weigh as much as 70 tons. Because of their immense size, they almost never breach, which makes the rare photo accompanying this story all the more striking.

2014年5月29日 · But in a stroke of luck, cetacean researchers on the Strait of Gibraltar last week were able to capture on film one of the rarest and remarkable spectacles in the natural world -- a massive fin whale leaping completely from the water, and in majestic missile-like form.

2016年12月2日 · Humpback whales regularly leap out of the water and twist on to their backs – an action known as breaching – and slap their tails and fins in a repetitive fashion.

2025年1月23日 · The carcass of a fin whale washed up on rocks near Culross a year ago. Photos show the body, which can be seen from the Fife Coastal Path. The 18-metre-long fin whale is decomposing 'quicker' than ...

2019年4月16日 · Last sunday our guests witnessed the jaw-dropping moment everyone has always been waiting for: a whale breaching. Breaching is a jump where at least 40% of a whale’s body leaves the water. The main reason for this aerial behaviour appears to be sociality.

2025年1月20日 · Fin whale washed up on Waterford coast likely dead for days Updated / Monday, 20 Jan 2025 14:03 The remains of the badly decomposed mammal are thought to have come ashore in the Ballinclamper area

4 天之前 · Whale & Wildlife Report | Jan 19-25, 2024 . ... We saw whales breaching, cartwheeling, throwing their tails, and slapping their pec fins. One big tail slap followed by a couple breaches even drew in a tiger shark who was interested in all the splashing! There’s nothing like getting to view these whales on the water. ... A fin-tastic week! PC ...

2014年6月10日 · Breaching is a behavior that is rarely seen among fin whales in the wild, and it was captured on video last month off the Strait of Gibraltar. via: GrindTV