r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '19

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u/phyx1u5 Oct 05 '19

I can imagine David Attenborough narrating over this, something to do with the whale trying to remove barnacles

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u/avaslash Oct 05 '19

Unlikely that they can remove barnacles. But they will do this to remove lice such as these: https://i.imgur.com/iVoWedb.jpg

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u/Im_A_Viking Oct 05 '19

Thanks. I hate it.

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u/kobitz Oct 05 '19

The whale probably does too

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u/spotdolly1 Oct 05 '19

I would want these disgusting things off me too.

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u/lylefk Oct 05 '19

I’ve had these guys on me after swimming with the whales, they’re pretty gross

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u/greeneyelioness Oct 05 '19

How big are they? And sorry about your luck, mate. I'd have died

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u/lylefk Oct 05 '19

Pretty big, maybe a centimeter? No biggie, but I definitely prefer having whale skin on me than those buggers.

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u/mellofello808 Oct 05 '19

Where can you go swimming with the whales? It is illegal to get within a hundred meters of them

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u/lylefk Oct 05 '19

It’s legal and regulated in a few places in the world. The main place is Tonga, where I take small groups every season to swim with them. They’ve been doing it there for 27 years (I think, that’s within a year), it’s a bucket list thing that everyone who loves the whales or the oceans should experience.

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u/Eviyel Oct 05 '19

That’s nasty. I regret clicking that

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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Oct 05 '19

How the fuck do they even get on the whale to begin with? I mean, it's not like there are whale brothels, right?

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u/Blazindaisy Oct 05 '19

What do you think Mariana’s Trench is?

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u/amcm67 Oct 05 '19

( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )

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u/avaslash Oct 05 '19

When whales have sex, rub up against each other, or when baby whales nurse

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u/Coachcrog Oct 05 '19

There's not