Sharks and rays leap out of the water, or breach, for all kinds of causes, together with courtship, birthing and hygiene, in response to a evaluate of scientific proof, which finds that the behaviour is extra frequent than beforehand thought.
Breaching has been reported amongst fast-swimming predatory sharks – reminiscent of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), shortfin makos (Isurus oxyrinchus) and salmon sharks (Lamna ditropis), in addition to filter-feeding basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) and plenty of species of ray, together with manta, satan and eagle rays.