showingthin.gs
YOUR NEXT DISCOVERY/PhotographyFollow your curiosity
026b Humpback whale jump and splash Photo by Giles Laurent
Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reuse terms

Worldwide / Taken on 1 August 2023, 11:24:45

026b Humpback whale jump and splash Photo by Giles Laurent

026b Humpback whale jump and splash Photo by Giles Laurent

Wikimedia Commons features 026b Humpback whale jump and splash Photo by Giles Laurent, photographed or created by Giles Laurent.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) jumping in the air and splashing the water at Ísafjarðardjúp (Iceland). The reasons why whales practice breaching are still unknown today. Some hypotheses among others are that breaching is done in order to either communicate, court, assert dominance, warn of danger, remove parasites from the skin or play. Image set

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected
FamiliarWeird

A CLOSER LOOK

Humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) jumping in the air and splashing the water at Ísafjarðardjúp (Iceland). The reasons why whales practice breaching are still unknown today. Some hypotheses among others are that breaching is done in order to either communicate, court, assert dominance, warn of danger, remove parasites from the skin or play. Image set number 2 out of 5.

The file page records its creator, license, and full-resolution media.

FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

Wikimedia Commons026b Humpback whale jump and splash Photo by Giles Laurent

Original explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.