Southern Right Whale - Southern Black-backed /

Southern Right Whale - Southern Black-backed / Dominican / Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) taking off from a whale's back, where it has tried to feed on skin and blubber (Eubalaena australis). Off Puerto Piramide, Valdes Peninsula, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. Once the gulls have created a wound, they keep picking inside it. The whales react sharply to this predation and can only dive in the water to escape the attacks

Attacking Australis Backed Baleen Blubber Damage Dominican Dominicanus Eubalaena Gull Gulls Injured Kelp Larus Patagonia Skin Surfacing Taking Victim Victims Whales

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