Sharks and rays leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication https://buff.ly/3ZzD6VN 🧪🌎🦑🦈

Sharks and rays leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication

Breaching is one of the most spectacular behaviors among marine animals. A recent review shows that many shark and ray species breach, and identifies the most commonly hypothesized reasons.

it looks so fun, too!

I once visited one of those tunnel aquariums and caught the rays in the act. They were hunkering down on one side of the tunnel and then launching themselves across it as humans approached. Because of the way the tunnel was designed, it looked like they were coming *right at your head*.