Darmar,
Do you know how the whale footprint is formed? I am trying to find out how
it is formed and if it has anything to do with the contaminants that may be
on the surface of the ocean.
Thanks, Ana
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Ana,
When a whale dives, the up-thrust of its tail drives water toward the
surface. On the surface this can be seen as a round, calm area of flat
water, known as a whale's footprint. It has nothing to do with any oil
slicks or anything like that on the water's surface.
For those readers who don't know what a whale's footprint looks like, the
following website has a decent photograph:
http://www.frenchspot.com/Hawaiian/Photos/Whale/whale.html
As you can imagine, there's not exactly a high demand from calendars and
books for slick spots of water where a whale dove, which is why you don't
see a bunch of photos out there of this.
Regards,
Dagmar
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