Credit © 🎬🖋 ✅ @slatermoorephotography Headed out whale watching right now! The weather has been great and the Humpbacks are starting to get into their competitive breeding behavior and I’m hoping to see some of that today! - What do you think I will see today? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Size: 48 to 62.5 ft (14.6 to 19 m) Weight: 40 tons (36 metric tons) Group name: Pod Protection status: Least Concern - Humpbacks are powerful swimmers, and they use their massive tail fin, called a fluke, to propel themselves through the water and sometimes completely out of it. These whales, like others, regularly “breach”. This is when the whales leap from the water before landing with a tremendous splash. - Scientists aren’t sure if this breaching behavior serves some purpose, such as cleaning pests from the whale’s skin, or whether whales simply do it for fun! - What do you think? / Kim #humpbackwhale #breachingwhales #oceanphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VJo7WhR8X/?igshid=o10vhqmpw8xt