Tail sailing refers to the action of whales lifting their tails clear of the water for long periods of time.[1] The process is rarely observed by humans, and the precise motivation for this phenomenon is unknown.[2] It is thought that whales either undertake this activity to catch the wind and 'sail' through the water, or as a method to cool down. A third theory suggests that the whale is feeding close to the sea floor.
tail, sailing, main, article, cetacean, surfacing, behaviour, refers, action, whales, lifting, their, tails, clear, water, long, periods, time, process, rarely, observed, humans, precise, motivation, this, phenomenon, unknown, thought, that, whales, either, un. Main article Cetacean surfacing behaviour Tail sailing refers to the action of whales lifting their tails clear of the water for long periods of time 1 The process is rarely observed by humans and the precise motivation for this phenomenon is unknown 2 It is thought that whales either undertake this activity to catch the wind and sail through the water or as a method to cool down A third theory suggests that the whale is feeding close to the sea floor Sailing by a southern right whale source source source source source source source source Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary footage of the tail sailing behaviour of a humpback whale Scientists believe that tail sailing is fairly common amongst certain species such as the Southern right whale 3 References edit Sailing Tail Whale Coast Route Retrieved 2016 03 11 Rare footage released of humpback whale hanging tail in air near Hawaii Telegraph co uk Archived from the original on 2016 03 12 Retrieved 2016 03 11 AOL Staff Humpback whale tail sails as she watches her calf off the Maui coast AOL com Retrieved 2016 03 11 External links edit nbsp Media related to Whales with raised tail at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Cetacean related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tail sailing amp oldid 1181365355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
