dolphin

[Shree]

why do dolphins jump out of water?

[Quizmonster]

Here is an extract from a web-page on dolphins...

"There are four probable reasons that dolphins jump: either to play, for communication with other dolphins, to get rid of parasites or to get a better view over the water."

I suspect that conserving energy is another possibility.

[Litchick]

Forgive me for sounding ignorant, but how would jumping out of water conserve energy?  Doesn't it take energy to  jump?

[undercovers]

no no no they are swimming up quickly to take a breath and then over shoot... its very hard to see where the surface is sometimes!!!

[Litchick]

Thank you!  :)

[Quizmonster]

There is also the fact that the passage of a body through air is subject to less resistance than through water...so, energy-saving.

[DOBERMAN]

cos they can