THE INTERACTIONS OF WHALES ON THE SURFACE

THE INTERACTIONS OF WHALES ON THE SURFACE


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🇫🇷 Plus un animal est gros et moins il bouge. Cela se constate pour les mammifères terrestres mais aussi pour ceux vivant sous la surface. Les baleines sont des animaux pourvant atteindre plusieurs dizaines de tonnes pour une taille pouvant aller jusqu'à 30m concernant la baleine bleue. En ce qui nous concerne sur ces photographies, nous parlons de baleines à bosse d'environ 13m pour 25 à 30 tonnes. La baleine à bosse vit donc sa vie de "gros animal" en se reposant sous la surface à quelques mètres de profondeur, et ne se montrant en surface que par obligation d'aller respirer. Et ce, toute la journée, sauf dans certains cas :
🇬🇧 The bigger an animal is, the less it moves. This is true for terrestrial mammals but also for those living below the surface. Whales are animals capable of reaching several tens of tons for a size that can reach up to 30m regarding the blue whale. As far as we are concerned in these photographs, we are talking about humpback whales about 13m long for 25 to 30 tons. The humpback whale therefore lives its life as a 'large animal' by resting under the surface a few meters deep, and only showing itself on the surface because of the obligation to go breathe. And this, all day, except in certain cases:

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🇫🇷 Les baleines à bosse montrent parfois de l'agitation en surface. Et lorsqu'un animal de 30 tonnes s'agite, évidemment c'est spectaculaire ! Cela consiste parfois à des mouvements de nageoires caudales battant la surface par de grands coups brutaux, ou par de violents coups de nageoire caudale à la surface de l'eau, ou encore après un bon élan en sortant presque totalement de l'eau pour retomber de tout son poids et provoquer une gerbe d'eau impressionnante. Ces scènes sont connues, je vous en partage ici quelques une, et vous en trouverez de toute sorte en parcourant les réseaux sociaux.
🇬🇧 Humpback whales sometimes show agitation on the surface. And when a 30-ton animal agitates, obviously it’s spectacular! This sometimes consists of movements of caudal fins beating the surface with large brutal blows, or by violent blows of the caudal fin on the surface of the water, or even after a good run-up almost completely out of the water to fall back with all its weight and cause an impressive spray of water. These scenes are well-known, I’ll share some of them with you here, and you will find all kinds by browsing social networks.

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🇫🇷 Mais pourquoi font-elles cela ? Pour donner de rapides pistes de réponses, il faut garder à l'esprit que dans le monde animal, on se bat, on se reproduit et on dort. C'est dit de manière la plus anti-romantique possible, mais ça reflète la réalité. Vous me direz, dans le monde humain, on n'est pas loin de faire pareil. Certes, mais c'est un autre sujet ! Donc la plupart des sauts ou agitations que montrent les baleines sont des avertissements. Présence de prédateurs, dérangement causés par des bateaux trop proches, agacement, ces mouvements de surface sont faits pour tenter d'éloigner un intrus. D'autres, au contraire, sont faits pour faire se rapprocher un individu... en général une femelle. D'autres enfins sont à vocation d'éducation pour un juvénile qui reproduira le geste montré par sa mère. Quant aux suppositions de jeux, certes c'est plaisant à imaginer, mais mis à part lorsque cela vient du baleineau, il est probable que cela reste du cadre de l'anthropomorphisme.
🇬🇧 But why are they doing this? To give quick answers, it must be borne in mind that in the animal world, we fight, reproduce, and sleep. It’s said in the most anti-romantic way possible, but it reflects reality. You will tell me, in the human world, we are not far from doing the same. Certainly, but it’s another subject! So most of the jumps or agitations that the whales show are warnings. Presence of predators, disturbance caused by boats too close, annoyance, these surface movements are made to try to keep away an intruder. Others, on the contrary, are made to bring an individual closer... usually a female. Other ends are intended for the education of a juvenile who will reproduce the gesture shown by his mother. As for the assumptions of games, certainly it is pleasant to imagine, but apart from when it comes from the calf, it is likely that it remains within the framework of anthropomorphism.

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