Whale watching
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Whale watching is the practice of observing whales, dolphins and porpoises in their natural habitat. Whale watching is mostly a recreational activity, but it can also serve scientific and/or education
Whale watching off the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine
An example of being too close
Whale watching in El Vizcaíno Biospere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico with people trying to enter in contact with the animal. This practice is not recommended by most whale watchers
Brydes whale in False Bay, South Africa
Cetacean surfacing behaviour
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Cetacean surfacing behaviour is a grouping of movement types that cetaceans make at the water's surface in addition to breathing. Cetaceans have developed and use surface behaviours for many functions
Whale watching
…whales from New England than California. The rapid growth in this area has been attributed to the relatively dense population of humpback whales, whose acrobatic behavior such as breaching (jumping out of the water) and tail-slapping thrilled observers, and the close proximity of whale populations to the large cities…
Humpback whale breaching
Humpback whale spinner-breaching
Dwarf sperm whale breaching
Orcas double-breaching off the south side of Unimak Island, Alaska