While 14 tons seems huge, it's pretty scrawny for this particular whale. According to the original story relayed by Phys.org, the whale was blanketed in whale lice and underweight. Signs of a run-in ...

According to the original story relayed by Phys.org, the whale was blanketed in whale lice and underweight. Signs of a run-in with some fishing lines and a post-mortem shark bite were also evident.

Large, white, rough patches called callosities, caused by whale lice, distinguish North Atlantic right whales. These unique markings allow researchers to track and monitor each individual. They used ...

Did you just receive a notice from your child's school about head lice? Head lice are contagious and they commonly spread among kids who have close contact with each other. You should definitely check ...

All whales have typical mammalian characteristics. Whales are eutherian, or placental, mammals that give birth to live offspring. They have mammary glands, lactate, and nurse their young. Whales all ...

Lice, particularly among kids, can often be quite common. These critters are extremely infectious and can easily pass from one individual to another. Though there are a plethora of lice remedies ...

A 23-year-old Venezuelan kayaker, Adrián Simancas, was briefly swallowed by a humpback whale while he was pedalling through the Strait of Magellan, off Chile’s Patagonian coast, on February 8. The ...

Even for the world’s largest animals, “when you gotta go, you gotta go.” Whale’s volcanic poop offers up a treasure trove of biological information and nutrients for the ocean. Not to be ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was ...

A pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales have finally been spotted again off Florida's west coast, and the good news is the right whales appear to be headed back to the right ocean.