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Rare whale shark photographed by pilot off Southern California

A Southern California fish spotter on Sunday captured aerial footage showing a 20-foot whale shark swimming lazily on the surface southeast of Santa Catalina Island.

“Notice the remoras fall off and swim back to it,” Carl Sbarounis observed via Instagram. “Plus there’s fish swimming in front of its mouth. Has its own ecosystem.”

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