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The carcass of a huge humpback whale covered in barnacles and oozing body fluids, found washed ashore, has now been removed. The whale was found on Strand Beach in Cape Town, South Africa on November ...

The recent discovery of a fossilized whale bone, curiously adorned with barnacles, has furnished scientists with a unique window into the migratory patterns of these aquatic giants from a bygone era.

Found in Panama, this fossilized whale barnacle once rode along with a humpback whale. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

A toxic chemical used to keep barnacles off of ship hulls interferes with hearing in mammals, which could help explain why whales sometimes run aground on beaches, Yale scientists theorize. Whales ...

“You feel alien out there,” Friedlaender tells Popular Science. “And yet, the whale chooses you and interacts with you as a curious individual. It gives you its attention, and that kind of moment is ...