CBC Docs | Mola mola, or ocean sunfish, can grow to be the size and weight of a pickup truck!! @CBCdocs | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
making them the heaviest bony fish in the world. They can be found off the coast of B.C. in the summer months when the water warms up. #NatureofThings #WildCanadianYear #shorts

Stream the episode for free: gem.cbc.ca/the-nature-of-things/s57e02

Mola mola can carry 50 different species of parasites, but they have a method for getting rid of them: sometimes they float at the surface of the ocean so gulls can land on top of them and pick some of the parasites off their skin. Mmmmm, parasites…

Want to learn more weird nature facts like this so you can be interesting at parties? Watch The Wild Canadian Year: Summer.

Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/C-kDbS_-OBo

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