Images of Gray Whales from their calving lagoons in central Baja California.
These are barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti) on the back of an adult gray whale. This species is only found on gray whales. Once the barnacle larvae settles on the whale they will spend their entire lives in that one spot.
These are barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti) on the back of an adult gray whale. This species is only found on gray whales. Once the barnacle larvae settles on the whale they will spend their entire lives in that one spot.
