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In fact, these fish have been hitchhiking on sharks, whales, turtles, and manatee relatives called dugongs for so long that they’ve evolved strong suction cups on their foreheads in place of dorsal fins.

From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2018

The Scottsboro police chief at the time, Keith Smith, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Thursday that the unidentified man appeared to have been hitchhiking across the country.

From US News • Oct. 9, 2014

I have been hitchhiking today for about nine hours and have only been inside a car for less than ten minutes.

From Washington Post