Translations for „lobtail“ in the English » German Dictionary

lobtail VB

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to lobtail (whale) BIOL

mit der Fluke (Schwanzflosse) auf das Wasser aufschlagen

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The sound of a lobtail can be heard underwater several hundred metres from the site of a slap.

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Observers had the impression that lobtail feeding was spreading, but there was no solid evidence.

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However, studies of bowhead whales have shown that the noise of a lobtail travels much less well than that of a vocal call or a breach.

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Porpoises and river dolphins rarely lobtail, but it is a very common phenomenon amongst oceanic dolphins.

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