Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized ...

Why it matters It takes a lot of energy for a shark or ray to leap out of the water -- especially a massive creature like a basking shark, which can grow up to 40 feet (12 meters) and weigh up to ...

These rays are not the only elasmobranchs that jumps out of the water. Many species do so to remove parasites, clean their gills, or as part of courtship. However, while sharks and manta rays jump ...

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 ...

Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized ...

Manta rays, basking sharks and other species of rays and sharks are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. Photo by Alice B/Pexels ...