Grey whales seen seeking human help to remove parasites

Captain of tourist boat from Baja California, Mexico, says grey whales return repeatedly for 'grooming'Grey whales have learned to approach whale-watching boats to have parasites removed by human beings, it has been claimed.Video footage documenting the behaviour in the Ojo de Liebre lagoon, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, shows a grey whale having whale lice picked off its head by the captain of a small boat. "I have done it repeatedly with the same whale and others," Paco Jimenez Franco told a US news site. "It is very exciting for me." Continue reading...