Humpback breaching in Alaska’s Inside Passage. Photos by Rhett A. Butler 2007.
It is still unclear why whales breach. Theories range from social signaling (danger, dominance, courting), stunning prey, to dislodging parasites.
Humpback breaching in Alaska’s Inside Passage. Photos by Rhett A. Butler 2007.
It is still unclear why whales breach. Theories range from social signaling (danger, dominance, courting), stunning prey, to dislodging parasites.