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California gray whale - adult, colony of barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti) and Cyamid crustaceans on the head of a gray whale

FG-eb-937 California gray whale - adult, colony of barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti) and Cyamid crustaceans on the head of a gray whale San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Three species of cyamids, or whale lice, are found on gray whales; two are visible on this photo. The larger species is Cyamus scammoni, it occurs only on the gray whale. Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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Great Barrier Reef - aerial view - sand & shingle cays

AU-1300
AUSTRALIA - Great Barrier Reef.
Sand and shingle cays.
Capricorn-Bunker Group, Fairfax Reef, Queensland
Auscape
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Australian Pelican - aerial colony

AUS-1892
Australian Pelican - aerial colony
Silcrete Island, Lake Eyre, South Australia
Pelecanus conspicillatus
D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Auscape / ardea
Auscape
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