Stunning videos show the 40-tonne mammals breaching above the waves in majestic leaps before crashing down with a splash ... a whale slapping its front pectoral fin into the surface of the water.

Footage shows a group of anglers alongside the whale, with some splashing water on the sea creature. It was successfully guided back to the open sea on Tuesday. Arief Mahmud, head of the NTT ...

"We were suddenly stunned by an enormous splash that erupted from the depths," he told CBS News Miami. "We stared in awe as a baby humpback whale came out of the water, breaching several times.

Humpback whales have been spotted making a splash on the UK's south coast ... slapping its front pectoral fin into the surface of the water. The Sussex Dolphin Project said: “This is a form ...

There has been rare sighting of a humpback whale in Manx waters ... long leaping completely clear of the water and coming back down, and just imagine the splash that would create," she said.

A humpback whale has been filmed splashing around just off the Kent coast, sparking excitement among animal lovers. In a video taken by Kyle Thacker, the majestic beast was spotted from afar ...

Orcas hunting in a group IMAGE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, WOLFGANG HAGELE Orcas splash to kill When killer whales splash around in the water, it's not all for fun and games. Research in Marine Mammal Science ...

In the video, the whale breaches the water, creating a huge splash when it re-enters. Scientists believe breaching is a method of communication for the creatures. The Marine Mammal Centre website ...

The men say they were out on approximately 60-foot-deep water and decided to get near the splash. “So, we got a little closer and I was like, ‘Wow, it’s a whale. I can’t even believe it ...

Video captured the moment a humpback whale breached in Florida waters. “I looked out in the corner of my eye, and I saw a splash that literally looked like a bus hit the water, and I was like ...