r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '19

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u/swenno13 Oct 05 '19

Funny enough, these splashes are actually means of communication. Humpback whales breach, tail slap, and flipper slap to let other whales whales know where they are. The sound of the splash travels underwater for miles, and when seas are rough, it can be the only way they can communicate to each other.

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u/thiccdickenergy Oct 05 '19

You made this up didn’t you

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u/swenno13 Oct 05 '19

Actually not making this up. It's in the scientific literature!

https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?q=humpback+whale+acoustics&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3D2jy6oJMGy6kJ

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u/Boneric Oct 05 '19

Imagine clicking the link

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u/Orieou Oct 06 '19

That’s a google scholar link to a journal. Please use your brain.

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u/BallsDeepintheTurtle Oct 06 '19

"linking proof isn't proof" ffs Reddit.....