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It’s a Christmassy #FunFactFriday! #Didyouknow that there are three species of whales that live in the Arctic all year round? The Beluga Whale, the Narwhal and the Bowhead Whale! All have special adaptations to survive in the chilly environments such as smaller flippers and flukes as well as high amounts of blubber all around their body.⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Humpbacks by the Golden Gate Bridge. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.
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Orca Faces. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.
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We may never know for sure all the reasons whales breach but we have a couple of theories!
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Posted @withregram • @northern.naturalist Breaching! It’s the most spectacular behavior one can observe from a whale. One of the most common questions asked on a whale watching trip is “Why do whales breach?”
Like many other behaviors, there are multiple reasons why a whale might breach. Heavy loads of barnacles and other parasites might be quite itchy—breaching can help shake these off and even remove them. Often, breaching occurs in social situations or when other whales are nearby; breaches may be a way of communicating to other whales. They also can be used to communicate to humans—whales sometimes breach in response to boats that get too close. This is essentially a whale saying “Back off!” Of course, breaching can also be part of play. Breaches are a great way to exercise and burn off a little energy, and calves are especially prone to bouts of playful breaching.
This is not an exhaustive list—breaching is a very interesting behavior that can be prompted by many different things, and the reason for a breach depends on the context.
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Orca Surging in the Southern Ocean. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.
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Bigg’s in Bedwell Sound. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀
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An Incredible First Encounter with L124! To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀⠀
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This is an an encounter from January 2019⠀⠀
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Whale Watch Art Giveaway. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.
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Back on the Water with an Orca Calf. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀⠀
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Did you know that Whale Tales has over 1100 stories that you can read?! To read them all (and submit your own!) head over to whale-tales.org!⠀⠀
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Healing with Whales. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀
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Have you checked out our blog series, Tales of Saving Whales? We focus on personal stories about changes people can make to help cetaceans (and marine life) and we want to feature YOU! Get in touch (DM, comment or email) to share how you help these amazing animals.⠀ ⠀⠀
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Feeding Day. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀⠀
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It’s #FunFactFriday! #Didyouknow that the Ganges River Dolphin is one of two subspecies of South Asian River Dolphin, the other being the Indus River dolphin? Ganges River dolphins are found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers through Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Like all river dolphins they have a very long and thin rostrum but unique among cetaceans these river dolphins swim primarily on their sides.⠀
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The Naming of Things is back, looking at those stinky Minkes! (link in bio)⠀
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Fintastic Day with an Orca Calf. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀⠀⠀
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Bremer Bay Killer Whales 2020. To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀
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Microplastic are effecting animals and humans all over the world - what steps are you taking to reduce your use?⠀
#Repost • @salopiacreative here’s the whale blowing microplastics ⠀
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A Wonderful Day with Orcas. To read this story (and more!) follow the link in our bio.⠀⠀
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Tailing Slapping Party. To read this story (and more!) follow the link in our bio.⠀⠀
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