This is a photo taken (thank you to Tony Kent!) on Fraser island last weekend by a drone. Perfect weather for mum and bub to be doing some relaxed breathing in the shallows.
Have you ever thought about how they breath?
Like us whales have lungs but unlike us they take their air in through their blowhole absorbing up to 90% of the oxygen compared to the 15% we absorb. They are unable to breath through their mouth as they don’t have their trachea/ windpipe connected to their throat like we do.
So next time you are breathing in through your nose and not your mouth for pursed lip breathing, have a thought to the whales that are doing something similar