Remoras, also known as "sucker fish," spend most of their adult lives sticking to the backs of sharks, whales, and other marine animals. In this video, you can see the wild ride from the perspective of the remoras, as the fish are repeatedly knocked off and latch back on.

The remarkable video, captured by Dr Olaf Meynecke, a Griffith University marine scientist and co-leader of the Whales and Climate Research Program, was recorded with a camera attached to the back of a humpback whale via a suction cup.

Remoras are not parasites; they actually remove parasites and dead skin from their unwitting companions. Whales, however, do not seem to appreciate the service, breaching repeatedly to remove the hitchhikers, only to have them return. 00:00/29:28 10

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