While they look irritating, barnacles generally don't cause much harm to their hosts.
Here's what's being done to help an endangered sea turtle recover after being found on a Texas beach in rough shape.
A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.
Meet Kalani: a spirited Australian sea turtle, whose story begins in a heartbreaking place. Back in January, a passerby found Kalani stranded on Lennox Head Beach in New South Wales. The Good ...
The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.