What instinct(s) would motivate a small whale to nose around a harbor marina dedicated to fuel and lifting boats in or out?

Answer 1

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Hunger is the major driving force for all animals.

Answer 2

Samll whale? Really? What species? There's a good chance that what you saw was not a whale (which are too big for marinas), but more likely a dolphin or harbor porpoise (which are half the size of dolphins).

The marina where I kept my boat is full of grey mullet, quite big ones. Not tasty enough for humans, but happy time for a porpoise.

• Toruko

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  Question did not denote who saw it.
  My source said the United States
  Coast Guard who are stationed
  directly opposite a channel
  serving the marina fuel dock
  observed a small whale.