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English: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumping in the air and splashing the water at Ísafjarðardjúp (Iceland). The reasons why whales practice breaching are still unknown today. Some hypotheses among others are that breaching is done in order to either communicate, court, assert dominance, warn of danger, remove parasites from the skin or play. Image set number 4 out of 5.
Français : Baleine à bosse (Megaptera novaeangliae) sautant en l’air et éclaboussant l’eau à Ísafjarðardjúp (Islande). Les raisons pour lesquelles les baleines sautent hors de l’eau sont encore inconnues aujourd'hui. Selon certaines hypothèses, le saut est pratiqué pour communiquer, faire la cour, affirmer sa domination, avertir d'un danger, éliminer les parasites de la peau ou jouer. Série d'images numéro 4 sur 5.
Deutsch: Buckelwal (Megaptera novaeangliae), der bei Ísafjarðardjúp (Island) in die Luft springt und ins Wasser spritzt. Die Gründe, warum Wale brechen, sind bis heute unbekannt. Einige Hypothesen besagen, dass das Brechen entweder der Kommunikation, dem Werben, der Behauptung von Dominanz, der Warnung vor Gefahren, der Entfernung von Parasiten aus der Haut oder dem Spiel dient. Bildserie Nummer 4 von 5.
Italiano: Megattera (Megaptera novaeangliae) che salta in aria e schizza in acqua a Ísafjarðardjúp (Islanda). Le ragioni per cui le balene praticano il breaching sono ancora oggi sconosciute. Tra le ipotesi, c'è quella che il breaching venga fatto per comunicare, corteggiare, affermare la propria dominanza, avvertire di un pericolo, rimuovere i parassiti dalla pelle o giocare. Set di immagini numero 4 su 5.
English: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumping in the air and splashing the water at Ísafjarðardjúp (Iceland). The reasons why whales practice breaching are still unknown today. Some hypotheses among others are that breaching is done in order to either communicate, court, assert dominance, warn of danger, remove parasites from the skin or play. Image set number 4 out of 5.
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Camera location66° 10′ 26.5″ N, 23° 05′ 20.6″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Humpback whale jumping and splashing

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1 August 2023

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