# Fin whale breaching.

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**Created:** [May 29, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fin-whale-breaching/689588 "2014-05-29T19:43:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fin-whale-breaching/689588/1 "2014-05-29T19:43:02Z")

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Very rare footage of a Fin whale breaching.

[Story.](http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/spectacular-fin-whale-breach-a-rare-sight/)

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> Fin whales are the world’s second-largest whale species and can measure 80-plus feet and weigh as much as 70 tons. Because of their immense size, they rarely breach, which makes the photo accompanying this story all the more striking.
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> CIRCÉ posted the image and video to its Facebook page last week. The video footage shows two of three breaches—the first at 3 seconds and the second at 1:15—and reveals a cetacean that is leaping almost completely free of the water.

[Video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJwKRDT45KI)  
[Wiki.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whale)

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fin-whale-breaching/689588/2 "2014-05-29T20:40:00Z")

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Spectacular!

Sadly a dead fin whale washed up on shore in San Diego last week.