Bottlenose dolphin and remora. View of a remora (family Echeneidae,white) attached to the side of a swimming bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The bottlenose dolphin can reach a length of four metres,although females are smaller than males. They are highly intelligent,and in the wild they work in teams,plan hunting strategies and have an intricate social system. Remora,or suckerfish,have a symbiotic relationship with many large sea animals. They attached themselves to their host using a sucker on top of their head. The clean the host's skin of parasites and eats left-over scraps. The host in turn provides protection for the remora. Photographed in the Gulf of California,Mexico | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Swann, Christopher |
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