That creates a record of the oceans they’ve been in as passengers on whales. To see if barnacles had the same properties long ago, Taylor hunted down fossils that lived on early humpback whales ...

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!

No dorsal fin. V-shaped blow. Almost extinct. Right Whale Day brings a rare species into focus — before it’s too late.

A beluga whale is hard to mistake for a mermaid unless you're at sea for months, and it's the first thing you see. Here's how it happened.

A curious young grey whale speckled with barnacles and scarred from scooping prey off the seabed approaches a pair of hands reaching down. In San Ignacio Lagoon, grey whales actively seek contact with ...

You can check out more of her work here. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Almost by definition, barnacles are immobile: these crustaceans cluster on surfaces such as whale heads, ...

The humpback carcass was severely compromised by shark scavenging and decomposition. The back of the skull and about 65% of ...

For whale enthusiasts, there’s one must-attend event in Northern California every year: Whalefest Monterey, taking place over two days with more fun stuff than you can shake a barnacle-covered ...

Once dead, it is common for the whales to attract large numbers of hungry sharks. Samples of skin, baleen, and barnacles were collected off the whale for research and education, officials said.