Fig 8.

Percentage of photographically identified bowhead whales with sufficient image quality to quantify the amount of the body containing sloughing skin (n = 81) (A). Overall, all animals showed signs of molting in late August, and no animals had bodies with 100% new skin cover. Also shown is type of sloughing skin (B) whereby ‘none’ represents animals with no skin irregularities, ‘rock rubbing’ is indicated by animals with both sharp, thin light gray lines and/or wider, less pronounced light gray lines which are likely a result of prior rock rubbing, ‘blotchy’ comprises animals with irregular patches of new epidermis and ‘covered’ includes animals with extensive new skin growth.