Why do humpback whales jump?

Our latest reader question delves into the world of whale acrobatics. ... All in all, whales most likely do not breach for any single reason – rather they likely breach for a variety of reasons, which help them communicate, deter threats, successfully forage ... read more

Dr Chandra Salgado Kent, whale expert at Curtin University, says: When a whale breaches, its body leaves the water. Some likely theories are that breaching occurs in competitive displays between males. read more

If yes, I believe what you meant by 'jump' is called 'to breach' or 'breaching' for Cetaceans. It's part of a whale's aerial activity, scientists said. read more

The right, humpback and sperm whales are the most widely observed jumpers. However other baleen whales such as fin, blue, minke, gray and sei whales also breach. Oceanic dolphins, including the orca, are very common breachers and are in fact capable of lifting themselves completely out of the water very easily, although there is little distinction between this and porpoising. read more

If yes, I believe what you meant by 'jump' is called 'to breach' or 'breaching' for Cetaceans. read more