Breach - When the whale leaps out of the water. They often times will twist as their out of the water and then they land on their side.

Flipper Slapping - When the whale is at the surface of the water slapping it's flippers up and down.

Fluking - When the whale raises it's flukes out of the water.

Lobtailing - When the whale is at the surface of the water slapping it's flukes up and down.

Logging - When whales rest motionless at the surface of the water, they resemble logs which is how this behavior got it's name.

Rolling - Occassionally whales will roll at the surface exposing their belly and pectoral fins.

Spyhopping - When the whale raises it's head out of the water to see what's going on at the surface.

Tail Breach - This is very similar to a breach, but this time the whale raises it's flukes first and quickly slams it back down into the water.

Echolocation - Toothed whales use echolaction to help find it's prey and to get a better picture of it's surroundings. They emit sounds and the echo travels back to the whale as it bounces off nearby objects.

Lunge Feeding - When the whale is feeding and it suddenly breaks through the surface with it's mouth full of water and fish/plankton. This is sometimes done while the whale is on it's side.

Skim Feeding - Some species of baleen whales are skim feeders which means that they swim along just below the surface with their mouths wide open. As they swim, the water and food enters the month for consumption.