{"id":258800,"date":"2024-09-07T00:44:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:29","slug":"sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/sharks-leap-out-of-the-water-more-often-than-you-might-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks leap out of the water more often than you might think"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A breaching white shark off the coast of South Africa<\/p>\n

Aidan Martin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Sharks and rays leap out of the water, or breach, for a wide variety of reasons, including courtship, birthing and hygiene, according to a review of scientific evidence, which finds that the behaviour is more common than previously thought.<\/p>\n

Breaching has been reported among fast-swimming predatory sharks \u2013 such as white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias<\/em>), shortfin makos (Isurus oxyrinchus<\/em>) and salmon sharks (Lamna ditropis<\/em>), as well as filter-feeding basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus<\/em>) and many species of ray, including manta, devil and eagle rays.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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