Movie 1.

Drone footage of narwhal 2018MM7 swimming away from shore moments after release, along with simultaneous filtered heave and surge acceleration oscillations. Dotted lines indicate the minimum stroking amplitude threshold.

Stroke rate detection from accelerometer data on marine mammals

Frederik H. Jensen, Outi M. Tervo, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, and Susanne Ditlevsen

Journal of Experimental Biology 2026. 229:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.252217