breeching


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breeching

(brē′chĭng, brĭch′ĭng)
n.
1. The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft animal's haunches.
2. The short wool or hair on the rump and hind legs of a sheep, goat, or dog.
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You may see such behaviors as breeching, logging (yes, whales do sleep), spy-hopping, feeding, calving, and social gathering.
Comments: Hearty watchers can see feeding, pairing and breeching.
Comments: Feeding, breeching, and breeding can be seen along the shore from Cape Town to Cape Aguihas.
Whale watch: pursued to the brink of extinction, cetaceans fight for survival against man-made odds

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