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Thresher shark breaching

Lyme Bay, English Channel, 15th June 2018

Thresher shark breaching
gentle lemur, 17 Jun 2018
    • gentle lemur
      We saw no dolphins on a dolphin-watching trip: but the highlight was this large thresher shark breaching five times. It leapt vertically, coming entirely out of the water. Unfortunately this image was the only good one I got, showing the shark falling back into the water: if it is viewed at full size, it shows what I think is a lamprey, attached to lower edge of the upper lobe of the caudal fin (which is as long as the body in this remarkable species). I think the shark was breaching to try to detach this parasite.
    • TZDugong
      Wow, just wow. That's incredible!
    • DaLilFishie
      @gentle lemur oh wow, I'd take a thresher shark over dolphins any day! gorgeous pic!
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