Does it have something to do with getting critters off themselves like itching, or are they just showing off?
2006-12-04 10:19:58 · 4 answers · asked by Future Mrs. Beasley 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
there are many theories, but there are not a single correct one. So the real reason for them to do this is still unknown.
2006-12-04 12:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Peter pan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows Maybe It feels good, maybe it provides the exposure to the sun that necessary to manufacture vitamin D ( if whales have a need similar to humans), it could communicate something to other whales, and maybe that's just the way their body moves when surfacing for air.
2006-12-04 10:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people dont know but they think that they either are doing it for fun,they catch their tails in the wind and it drags them though the water,and they sleep like that.
2006-12-04 14:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by zach 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmph!!
Just snobbishness, my dear.
2006-12-04 11:13:48 · answer #4 · answered by JIMBO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋