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  2. nmlc.org › what-is-a-whales-spoutWhat is a Whale’s Spout? - National Marine Life Center

    Apr 19, 2009 · This condensed water vapor looks like steam – the same thing happens when you “see your breath” on a cold winter day. So the “spout” you see is not a fountain of water; rather, it’s a stream of warm air being forced out of the whales lungs, aka the whale’s breath.

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  3. www.marinemammalcenter.org › news › your-visualYour Visual Guide to Whale Breaching, Lunge Feeding and Other ...

    Mar 8, 2024 · Whales create spouts by exhaling air through their blowhole, which is essentially the nostril of a whale. The strong exhaled breath shoots small water droplets into the air, which looks like a big spray of steam coming from the top of their head.

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  5. 20thscience.com › animal › 864Why do whales spout water? – 20th Century Science

    Nov 15, 2023 · When whales are in deep water, the air in their lungs is intensely compressed, and the compressed steam diffuses forcefully, also creating a spout. The water spouts from different types of whales vary in height, shape, and size. The spout of a fin whale can reach 9–12 meters in height.

  6. baleinesendirect.org › en › discoverSpout - Baleines en direct

    Spout characteristics vary by species as a function of their size and the structure of the blowhole: a double blowhole forming a bump on the head for baleen whales (mysticetes), and a single blowhole or orifice at the crown of the head for toothed whales (odontocetes).

  7. pressbooks.ccconline.org › 4-6-why-the-whale4.6 Why the Whale Spouts – Colorado Online World Mythology

    Even to the present day whales spout, the starfish is ragged and torn, the koala has very strong fore paws, and the aborigine still roams across the wild wastes of Australia. To cite this reading, use the following format: Why the Whale Spouts, the Starfish is Ragged, and the Native Bear has Strong Arms.

  8. www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › articleWhales don’t spray water from their blowholes and other myths ...

    Jun 21, 2021 · ANIMALS. EXPLAINER. Whales don’t spray water from their blowholes and other myths, debunked. We’re dispelling the most common misconceptions about these marine mammals—which is essential to...

  9. ocean.si.edu › marine-mammals › humpback-whale-spoutHumpback Whale Spout | Smithsonian Ocean

    Humpback Whale Spout. (Andrew Russell, Flickr) Both baleen and toothed whales breathe through blowholes--the whale’s version of nostrils. The telltale spouts that are formed on the surface occur when whales expel warm air that meets colder air on the surface and condenses into small water droplets.

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