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Do whales have to use there fins to swim?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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Yes Whales do use their fins to swim so they can turn their bodies by tilting the fin backwards or Forwards.. Same Principal as Fins on Planes!

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That answers how they steer but they swim primarily by waving their tails up and down.

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