Southern Right Whale - Kelp / Southern Black-backed

Southern Right Whale - Kelp / Southern Black-backed / Dominican Gull (Larus dominicanus) picking on whale's back, feeding on skin/blubber. (Eubalaena australis). Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. Four craters made by gulls in this way are visible on this photo; gulls keep picking at the same places. Whales react sharply to this predation and can only dive in the water to escape from these attacks

Attacking Australis Backed Baleen Blubber Dominican Dominicanus Emerging Eubalaena Gull Gulls Kelp Larus Picking Skin Surfacing Whales

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