Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). View from above of a humpback whale's head, showing the closed blowhole (centre left), and barnacles (white)

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). View from above of a humpback whale's head, showing the closed blowhole (centre left), and barnacles (white) attached round its mouth. Photographed in the Gulf of California.

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Photo credit: © CHRISTOPHER SWANN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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