Whales dive to find food. A whale dives by [V 007 / rolling its body forward] in a curve, with its head pointing down, and finally flipping up its powerful fluked tail. This propels it down into the water. Some whales flip up their tails more than others. The blue whale does not raise its tail as high as [P 017 / humpback whales]. Experts are able to distinguish between whale species by their dive patterns.
