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While a few species such as the harbour porpoise seem to have already left the St. Lawrence, others are still actively foraging. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"GREMMRapport\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Off the coast of <b>Forillon<\/b>, a passenger takes advantage of the last whale cruise of the season. He lets out a holler when he sees a humpback slapping its pectorals: \u201cIt looked as if it was waving goodbye!\u201d Humpbacks and North Atlantic right whales are the only cetaceans known to perform such behaviour in the St. Lawrence. The massive size of their pectoral fins could explain why they developed this habit. But what\u2019s the point of slapping one\u2019s fins on the water? The role of a behaviour varies according to the context. 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