Annoying passengers: New footage shows how whales try to shake off remora fish
A humpback whale and its stowaway passengers. Shipkeeper fish (remoras) stick to the skin of marine mammals. Credit: by wildestanimal/Getty Images
New camera footage shows at close range how remora fish travel with whales — and how much this annoys the marine mammals. The fish cling stubbornly while whales try everything they can to get rid of the annoying passengers with rolls on the ocean floor or spectacular jumps. The pictures reveal a surprisingly conflictive relationship between two unequal sea creatures.
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