Table 2 Narwhal orientation and turning direction monitored by DTAG
From: Upside-down swimming behaviour of free-ranging narwhals
Entire water column | Upper 3 m | % time spent turning | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Animal | Recording duration (h) | Dorsal up | Ventral up | Dorsal up | Ventral up | Clockwise | Counter-clockwise |
#37232 | 2.5 | 52.9% | 18.0% | 96.8% | 0% | 49.7% | 50.3% |
#37233 | 12.1 | 64.5% | 9.0% | 98.9% | 0% | 49.2% | 50.8% |
Average | 57.5% | 13.3% | 97.5% | 0% | 48.4% | 51.6% | |