when a cetacean jumps and brings most or all of its body out of the water; the way the animal jumps and lands varies with the individual and species.
Behavior in which a whale leaps out of the water and lands with a splash.
When an animal swims from depth toward the surface of the sea, breaks the surface and rises high into the air (sometimes coming completely out of the water), and then falls back into the sea (for example, a behavior seen in the Hump-backed Whale).
A behavior of cetaceans that jumps or leaps out of the water and reenters on its side or back with a big splash.
rushing out of the water into mid-air and diving back into the water
Breaching is an activity in which the whale jumps fully or partially out of the water and then slaps the water loudly when coming back down. Sometimes they twirl around while breaching. Breaching may be purely for play, may be used to loosen skin parasites, may be used in communication (the noise of the water slapping), and/or may have some social meaning.
Leaping headfirst from the water surface (usually by whales).
Act of leaping completely out of the water (or almost completely) and landing back with a splash.