Researchers can identify right whales by the unique patterns on their heads, called callosity patterns, said Montie.

Right whales are among the world's most endangered large whales. They enter Georgia and Florida waters to give birth every ...

The endangered whales traveled over 1,000 miles to the Carolina, Georgia and Florida coast for calving season, but their ...

It's a male North Atlantic right whale, one of 20 of the critically endangered animals receiving a name this year as part of ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium announced Monday the names of 20 North Atlantic right whales. Every right whale in the ...

According to a report in October, there are only 372 North Atlantic right whales left in the wild, though this past season ...

Their heads have knobby white patches of rough skin, called callosities, which appear white because of whale lice (cyamids) covering their otherwise black skin. Each right whale has a unique ...

Even for a small population of around 370 individuals, remembering numbers for each whale can be daunting, so names can make it easier.

Quick reactions averted a more dangerous collision and allowed Philip to frame eye contact with his bold subject. Each whale has a unique pattern of callosities on its head and around its eyes, which ...