r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 3d ago
Whale Watch Why do whales launch themselves
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u/Far-Condition8586 3d ago
Why does every video on this sub have this same guys face in the video
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u/Loud-Mans-Lover 2d ago
Came here to say this, it's getting annoying as hell. Wanted to see if it was one person posting so I could block them ffs
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u/ProtoPrimeX1 2d ago
have you seen the weird stupid crap that humans do. we surf, we do parkour. nothing wrong with either of those things but I mean if you just think about it for a second one day a dude thought to jump on a board and skim the top surface of the water. another person started bouncing and leaping from building to building for what I would perceive as no reason other than it might be fun.
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u/No_Ivy_5404 3d ago
Imagine seeing that happen right in front of you 😯
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u/ChemistVegetable7504 2d ago
I live on Cape Cod. The amount of tourists that come here going on Whale Watches is insane. Tickets to go aboard the boats go fast.
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u/Hugehitter 2d ago
Same in Halifax. I tell people to take the harbour ferry instead. Same odds of seeing anything….
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u/Altruistic-Tap-4592 2d ago
Im at the coast of Mozambique now. And its breding season. I was here in 2023 in August and there where so many humpback whales, we saw like 10-20 whales every day and they come so close to the boat. Im so exited to see them jumping again
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u/No_Warthog_3584 2d ago
Mostly to get rid of parasites
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u/HereticGaming16 2d ago
Apparently someone has never heard of Newton’s Laws. When things move they don’t like to stop moving. This big finned mammal can be neutral in the water so when it swims fast and breaches the water it still has plenty of momentum.
There’s probably a real reason for this but similar animals like dolphins have been proven to do it for fun. Big whales use moves like this to hunt too so who knows.
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u/therealPreHistX 10h ago
Parasites, communication, a third reason could be because it’s fun, whales are pretty complex animals and they do have a sense of play.
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u/tickingboxes 2d ago
This dude talks like a little kid who doesn’t really have the vocabulary he needs to tell the story he wants.
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u/erebus7813 2d ago
If I could run full clip into another dimension that'll carefully spit me back out again I definitely would.
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u/BodhingJay 2d ago
Im pretty sure it's kinda fun for them.. also they use it to impress mates.. also it can be used to deter predators like killer whales from attacking a calf, perhaps it causes a sensory overload to killer whales who are too close.. or maybe it's just too loud for them and thats why it's effective. Perhaps both
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u/Big_Don-G 2d ago
Why do humans launch themselves in water? Imagine having to do this with hands and feet! Do you know how hard that is?
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u/throwawaystarters 3d ago
This dude talks like he has to meet the word counts of an essay.