Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication <a href="https://theconversation.com/sharks-and-rays-leap-out-of-the-water-for-many-reasons-including-feeding-courtship-and-communication-238487" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/sharks-and</span><span class="invisible">-rays-leap-out-of-the-water-for-many-reasons-including-feeding-courtship-and-communication-238487</span></a></p><p>A review of elasmobranch breaching behavior: why do sharks and rays propel themselves out of the water into the air? <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-024-01584-5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10641-024-01584-5</span></a></p><p>"It takes a lot of energy for a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/shark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shark</span></a> or <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ray</span></a> to leap out of the water – especially a massive creature like a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BaskingShark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaskingShark</span></a> (12 meters, 4.5 tonnes)... breaching must serve some useful purpose."</p>