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__why do they breach__ = =

 - Scientists are unsure why they breach. Some believe it's a display of dominance used in courtship or may enable the whales to see.
-Breaches are often carried out in series. The longest recorded sustained series was by a Humpback near the West Indies totaling 130 leaps in less than 90 minutes. Repeated breaches tire the animal, so that less of the body clears the water each time. -Humpback and Sperm whales are the most prodigious jumpers. However the other baleen whales such as Fin, Blue, Minke 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. Many whales are very acrobatic, even breaching (jumping) high out of the water and then slapping the water as they come back down. When a large whale breaches, the splash can be heard for up to a kilometer. Sometimes the whales twirl around while breaching.

Breaching may be done purely for play or may be used to loosen skin parasites, have some social meaning, or to communicate with other whales.

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