Why do whales breach? 🐋 Whales breach for various reasons as this behavior likely serves different functions throughout the course of their lives. Repeated breaching helps calves build vital energy stores and muscle needed to migrate back to feeding grounds by increasing myoglobin levels in their tissue. A protein found in muscle cells, myoglobin is iron- and oxygen-binding and likely extends humpbacks’ breath-holding ability when diving. 🐋 📸Research activities authorized under NMFS/MMPA ESA

“Why humpbacks are my favorite.” | Ocean.Tour

129K views · 6.4K reactions | DOUBLE BREACH!!! We were beyond excited when these 2 Humpbacks decided to fly simultaneously on today’s trip. #amazing #sea #ocean #whale #Kills #fyp #foryou #humpbackwhale #nature #virals #viralshorts | Ocean.Tour | Facebook

Watching a humpback breaching never gets old. Our drone got this video while collecting whale blow samples during a Parley SnotBot expedition to Alaska. Read about our Alaska expeditions here. https://www.whale.org/?s=Alaska and snotbot | Ocean Alliance

1.5M views · 45K reactions |  Watch this majestic humpback whale breaching.  ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ #Whale #WhaleWatch #HumpbackWhale #SeaLife #MarineLife | Grays Harbor Historical Seaport | Facebook

Humpback breaching by the New Horizon | Slater Moore Photography

326K views · 2.1K reactions | Spectacular drone footage captures a blue whale breaching the surface of the ocean multiple times off the coast of Southern California. https://abcn.ws/369ux6V | ABC News | Facebook