During the intimate encounter photographed in Hawaii, one of the whales was seen to be holding the other in place with its pectoral fins while penetrating it. The whale underneath appeared to be ailing, being noticeably emaciated and covered in whale lice, white-colored parasites sometimes found on cetaceans.
University of Sunshine Coast ecologist Alexis Levengood says the only way a whale becomes infested with lice is through body contact with another whale.
"They usually get them through mating or from aggression and if they’re fighting.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-12/whale-lice-captured-on-hervey-bay-humpback/101518622
Might regret that.
That asshole gave me crabs!