pitchpoling
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- 0
- description
- A peculiar motion of the sperm whale where it thrusts its head vertically up and down and revolves its body, primarily to view its surroundings.
- motion_type
- up-and-down poise
- purpose
- view whatever objects may be encircling him
Relationships
- referenced_byMoby Dick
- context
- performs
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Moby Dick now lay at a little distance, vertically thrusting his oblong white head up and down in the billows
- referenced_bySperm Whale
- context
- performs
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- This motion is peculiar to the sperm whale.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:05:39.495Z
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk