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In English, it is called a breaching whale - that is, a whale breaking out of the water. It can jump out completely (when more than half of the animal's body appears above the surface) or partially.
Whales often emerge from the water, but it is not so often that a person sees this action, polar explorers from the National Antarctic Science Center recorded this sight.
As the scientists explained, in the video, a young representative of humpback whales emerges from the water - it is considered one of the most jumping members of the baleen whale suborder.
According to NOAA (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), jumping whales over water is one of the twenty actions inherent in these animals.
"In English, it's called a breaching whale - that is, a whale breaking out of the water. It can jump out completely (when more than half of the animal's body appears above the surface) or partially. Also, during jumps, there are different types of rotations - clockwise, counterclockwise, or without rotation at all, when the whale falls on its back or side," scientists from the Akademik Vernadskyi station explain.
Scientists suggest that this behavior has several explanations.
First of all, whales try to get rid of parasites that live en masse on their skin, reduce irritation from them and "scratch" on the water.
Second version: jumping is a way of communication. Since the sound of a jump can be heard quite far away, it can be used as a signal.
