Modern Whale Barnacles (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Modern Whale Barnacles

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Modern whale barnacles attach to a humpback whale's skin.

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<p>Aleria Jensen, NOAA/NMFS/AKFSC <p><a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/</a>

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