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3 unusual facts about Whale surfacing behaviour


Mobula

Species of this genera are often collectively referred to as "Flying Mobula" or simply "Flying rays", due to their propensity for breaching, sometimes in a spectacular manner.

Pygmy killer whale

Some spy-hopping, breaching and other active behavior has been recorded but it is not an acrobatic animal.

Whale surfacing behaviour

Some non-cetacian marine creatures also exhibit breaching behavior, such as several shark species and the "flying rays" of the Mobula genus.



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