Rock-rubbing bowhead whale

sUAS video of one bowhead whale rubbing on a large rock in Brown Harbour on 7 August 2016. This individual was observed with three other individuals that subsequently engaged in rubbing behavior. To read the full article: Reference: Fortune SME, Koski WR, Higdon JW, Trites AW, Baumgartner MF, Ferguson SH (2017) Evidence of molting and the function of “rock-nosing” behavior in bowhead whales in the eastern Canadian Arctic. PLoS ONE 12