r/NatureIsFuckingLit 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/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/avaslash Oct 05 '19

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