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Killer Whale Behaviors
Killer whales will sometimes "play" and engage in other behaviors.

When traveling, killer whales generally will come to the surface three or four times in a row, and then go down on a longer and deeper dive that lasts several minutes.



This is a picture of a killer whale breaching, or jumping all the way out of the water.

tail slap

Pec slap

When a killer whale sticks its head up and out of the water, this behavior is called a spyhop.

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