spyhop (00:00:47)

Spyhopping is when orcas vertically propel themselves half-way out of the water and stay there for a moment, akin to a human treading water. They do this to sneak a peek at their surroundings.

• grant: $125,000 - Center for Whale Research

  To develop, promote, and conduct benign studies of free-swimming Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) for the purpose of conserving their populations and informing governments and the public of their ecosystem needs.

  topic: animals

  location: san juan islands