Nature: Wildlife (PROFESSIONAL) - HONORABLE MENTION
Turtle & Passengers
Photo © Henley Spiers
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This massive Green Turtle comes with two passenger Remoras. Their relationship is mutually beneficial: the remoras remove parasites from the turtle and in return get to feed on the host's faeces. Basically, whilst it looks like the turtle is getting a raw deal here, it's the remoras that spend their life eating parasites and poo!
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This massive Green Turtle comes with two passenger Remoras. Their relationship is mutually beneficial: the remoras remove parasites from the turtle and in return get to feed on the host's faeces. Basically, whilst it looks like the turtle is getting a raw deal here, it's the remoras that spend their life eating parasites and poo!
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