Juvenile imperial blackfish Schedophilus ovalis find shelter under jellyfish and other floating objects adrift (also see THIS POST). This individual chose... a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta.
While the fish has grown larger than the turtle, who can no longer provide an appropriate shelter, the two seemed unseparable. A group of striped dolphins encountered them and a dolphin kicked the turtle with its flukes. However, the imperial blackfish would not run away, always staying in the turtle's shade.
The odd couple kindly let us approach for a minute and film them with a pole-mounted camera. We hope that nobody will take advantage of their confident behaviour, or break their bond.
(Screenshot from video by S. Bonizzoni)
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