Spyhop Also called headrise. The whale slowly rises vertically in the water exposing the head, occasionally to the eyes, and sinks back in the vertical position. The whale surfaces flukes first. Snaking Swimming at surface by moving body in a snake-like fashion in the horizontal plane. The whale rests at the water surface without swimming, flippers extended from the body.
Movement is confined to drifting.
Bobbing Similar to horizontal logging. However, the whale sinks 1-2 meters following breath and then slowly rises to breathe again. An exhalation with the spiracles relaxed, the sound of a rapid staccato. Singing Continuous, ordered, and stereotyped vocalizations produced beneath the surface. Typically produced by males on the breeding range.