spy hopping
English
Noun
spy hopping (plural spy hoppings)
- Alternative form of spyhopping
- 2002, The Irish Naturalists' Journal, volume 27, page 189:
- Spy hopping is a term to describe a whale raising its head vertically out of the water.
- 2012, James Doyle, A Young Scientist's Guide to Defying Disasters with Skill & Daring, Gibbs Smith, page 142:
- Spy hopping is a very clever and controlled behavior carried out by whales. It involves the whale raising its head vertically out of the water and holding itself there, sometimes for several minutes.
- 2002, The Irish Naturalists' Journal, volume 27, page 189:
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