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| Query: whale lice | Result: 5th of 8 | |
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
| Subject: | Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
| | Poster: | Axis (ground_assault_11@yahoo.com)
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| Resolution: 612x408
File Size: 119293 Bytes
Date: 2020:11:13 11:31:48
Upload Date: 2020:11:13 20:38:07
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The head of a southern right whale bears large callosities (hardened patches of skin) that become infested with colonies of parasites, including barnacles, lice and parasitic worms. Right whales always have a prominent callosity, known as a "bonnet", on top of their snout. Grey whales and humpbacks have the same kind of infestation, but the callosities are spread over their bodies, rather than clustered on their heads. |
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